改编

改編

gǎibiān

verb HSK 7 #7,750

Meanings

1 to adapt
2 to rework
3 adaptation

Characters

compile; compose

Examples

这部电影是根据小说改编的。

Zhè bù diànyǐng shì gēnjù xiǎoshuō gǎibiān de.

This movie was adapted from a novel.

他把这首歌改编成了钢琴曲。

Tā bǎ zhè shǒu gē gǎibiān chéng le gāngqín qǔ.

He adapted this song into a piano piece.

Tips

grammar

The common pattern is: 根据 X 改编 (adapted from X) or 改编成 Y (adapted into Y). Often used in passive: 是...改编的.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi

编 biān