編織

简 编织 · 繁 編織
Mandarin · pinyin biān zhī

Meanings

  1. to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid
  2. (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)
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織
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编
biān · knit, weave; arrange; compile
织
zhī · weave, knit; organize, unite
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1–1 · bian1 zhi1

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pin1 zik1

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verb

  1. to knit; to weave; to plait; to braid

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