排版

páibǎn
verb #32,244

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Zhè běn shū de páibǎn hěn piàoliang.
This book's typesetting is beautiful.
HSK 2
Qǐng chóngxīn páibǎn zhè yī yè.
Please re-typeset this page.
HSK 3
Tā fùzé zázhì de páibǎn gōngzuò.
She's in charge of the magazine's layout.

Tips

history
Literally 'arrange + printing block' - a direct echo of movable-type printing, a Chinese invention attributed to Bi Sheng (毕昇) 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