编写

編寫

biānxiě

verb HSK 7-9 #14,935

Meanings

1 to compile
2 to write
3 to compose (a textbook, program, etc.)

Characters

compile; organize

Examples

他花了三年时间编写这本教材。

Tā huā le sānnián shíjiān biānxiě zhè běn jiàocái.

He spent three years compiling this textbook.

编写程序需要耐心。

Biānxiě chéngxù xūyào nàixīn.

Writing programs requires patience.

这本词典由多位专家编写。

Zhè běn cídiǎn yóu duō wèi zhuānjiā biānxiě.

This dictionary was compiled by multiple experts.

Tips

usage

编写 is used for composing formal, structured works like textbooks, reference books, software, and reports. For creative writing (novels, poems), use 写作 or 创作 instead.

Stroke Order

编 biān

写 xiě