Chinese word

改编

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎi biān

Meaning

  • verbadapt

Example

这部小说被改编成了电影。zhè bù xiǎo shuō bèi gǎi biān chéng le diàn yǐng

This novel was adapted into a movie.

Illustration for 改编 (adapt)

More examples

导演把这部小说改编成了舞台剧。dáo yǎn bǎ zhè bù xiǎo shuō gǎi biān chéng le wǔ tái jù

The director adapted this novel into a stage play.

Core concept

A familiar work is reshaped so that its story or form works in a new medium or presentation.

Common phrases

  • 改编成电影gǎi biān chéng diàn yǐng

    adapt into a film

  • 改编自原著gǎi biān zì yuán zhù

    adapt from the original work

  • 改编剧本gǎi biān jù běn

    adapt a screenplay

  • 改编版gǎi biān bǎn

    adapted version

Similar words

修改xiū gǎi: Revise a text or work's content or details to correct errors or awkward parts.
改写gái xiě: Rewrite a text or script by changing its wording or structure.
翻拍fān pāi: Make a new film or television drama based on an existing work with the same subject.

Definition in Chinese

对已有的文学、戏剧、影视或音乐等作品在内容、结构或表现形式上作出调整或重组，使其适合另一种媒介或新的呈现方式。duì yí yǒu de wén xué xì jù yǐng shì huò yīn yuè děng zuò pǐn zài nèi róng jié gòu huò biǎo xiàn xíng shì shàng zuò chū tiáo zhěng huò chóng zǔ shǐ qí shì hé lìng yì zhǒng méi jiè huò xīn de chéng xiàn fāng shì

Word origin

改 (gǎi, "change") + 编 (biān, "weave") combines changing with weaving material into an ordered whole, a useful picture of reshaping an existing work.

Usage tips

  • A work can fit this word even when its characters, events, or ending change substantially, so the term marks a new version rather than strict copying.

Other meanings

  • arrangeverb
  • dramatizeverb
  • reworkverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 改编者gǎi biān zhěadapternoun
  • 改编本gǎi biān běnadapted worknoun
  • 改编稿gǎi biān gǎoadaptation manuscriptnoun

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