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title: "Bianxie Meaning: 编写 (biānxiě) Means “to compile”"
description: "编写 (traditional 編寫, biānxiě) means “to compile; to write”. Hear its tones, see what 编 and 写 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianxie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 编写 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

编写 biānxiě

## to compile; to write

## Its characters

1. 编 biān to compile
2. 写 xiě to write

## In a sentence

这本教材是几位老师一起编写的。 This textbook was written by several teachers together.

[More about 编写](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BC%96%E5%86%99)

## More words with 编 or 写

- [编号 biānhào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianhao)
- [编辑 biānjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianji)
- [编剧 biānjù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianju)
- [编制 biānzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianzhi)
- [描写 miáoxiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/miaoxie)
- [书写 shūxiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuxie)
- [填写 tiánxiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianxie)
- [写作 xiězuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiezuo)
- [撰写 zhuànxiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuanxie)
- [主编 zhǔbiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhubian)

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