排版

páibǎn
verb #32,244

Meanings

  1. 1 to typeset
  2. 2 to lay out (a page)
  3. 3 typesetting / page layout

Examples

Zhè běn shū de páibǎn hěn piàoliang.
This book's typesetting is beautiful.
Tā fùzé zázhì de páibǎn gōngzuò.
She's in charge of the magazine's layout.
Qǐng chóngxīn páibǎn zhè yī yè.
Please re-typeset this page.

Tips

history
Literally 'arrange + printing block' — a direct echo of movable-type printing, a Chinese invention attributed to Bi Sheng () in the 11th century. The character originally referred to a wooden printing block, then later to printed editions; today 排版 covers everything from InDesign layout to LaTeX compilation.

Stroke Order

pái
bǎn