编织

編織

biānzhī

verb HSK 7-9 #13,842

Meanings

1 to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid
2 to create; to fabricate (a dream, a lie, etc.)

Characters

to weave; to compile

to weave; to knit

Examples

HSK 4

奶奶在编织毛衣。

Nǎinai zài biānzhī máoyī.

Grandma is knitting a sweater.

HSK 7-9

他编织了一个美丽的谎言。

Tā biānzhī le yígè měilì de huǎngyán.

He wove a beautiful lie.

Tips

usage

The figurative use of weaving or fabricating a story, dream, or lie is very common and literary.

Stroke Order

编 biān

织 zhī