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合編

简合编 · 繁合編

Mandarin · pinyin hé biān

to compile in collaboration with
to merge and reorganize (army units etc)

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合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
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编: biān · knit, weave; arrange; compile

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2–1 · he2 bian1

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verb

to edit or compile in collaboration; to co-edit; to co-compile
to edit two or more texts into one
(military) to merge and reorganize (a unit)

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