拼接

pīnjiē
verb #34,612

Meanings

  1. 1 to splice / piece together
  2. 2 to join (segments)
  3. 3 to stitch (images, video, panoramas)

Examples

Tā yòng ruǎnjiàn bǎ jǐ zhāng zhàopiàn pīnjiē chéng quánjǐngtú.
She used software to stitch several photos into a panorama.
Zhè jiàn yīfu shì yòng bùtóng de bùliào pīnjiē de.
This piece of clothing is sewn together from different fabrics.

Tips

memory
(to put together piece-by-piece, as in 拼图 jigsaw puzzle) + (to connect, splice). The two halves emphasize the same act from different angles: the assembly, the joins.
usage
Common in tech and design contexts: 视频拼接 (video splicing), 图像拼接 (image stitching for panoramas), 拼接 (video wall — multiple screens tiled into one). Also in fashion 拼接 means colour-blocking or fabric-blocking.

Stroke Order

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