改 gǎi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 己 self, oneself 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
改编
gǎibiān
to adapt
Characters in this word
编 biān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 扁 flat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部小说被改编成电视剧后，人物关系被处理得更复杂。 Zhè bù xiǎoshuō bèi gǎibiān chéng diànshìjù hòu, rénwù guānxì bèi chǔlǐ de gèng fùzá. After this novel was adapted into a television drama, the relationships between the characters were handled in a more complex way.
- 这首古老的民歌被改编成了现代流行歌曲。 Zhè shǒu gǔlǎo de míngē bèi gǎibiān chéng le xiàndài liúxíng gēqǔ. This ancient folk song has been adapted into a modern pop song.
- 老师把这个童话改编成了一出短剧。 Lǎoshī bǎ zhège tónghuà gǎibiān chéng le yì chū duǎnjù. The teacher adapted this fairy tale into a short play.
Related words
- 改 gǎi to change; to correct
- 改变 gǎibiàn to change
- 改进 gǎijìn to improve
- 改造 gǎizào to rebuild; to transform
- 修改 xiūgǎi to revise; to correct
- 改善 gǎishàn to improve
- 改正 gǎizhèng to correct
- 改革 gǎigé reform
- 改版 gǎibǎn to revise a version; to redesign; to make a new edition
- 改动 gǎidòng to alter; to modify; alteration
- 改观 gǎiguān to change one's view; to improve; to change for the better
- 改良 gǎiliáng to improve; to refine; to reform