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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

改编 [gǎibiān]
  1. 1. verb [重写] adapt
    将小说改编为电影
    adapt a novel for the screen
  2. 2. verb [指编制] reorganise
    改编军队
    reorganize an army
    改编预算体制
    restructure a budgetary system

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

改编 [gǎibiān]
  1. 1. adapt; rearrange; revise
    这支歌已改编成小提琴曲。
    The music of the song has been rearranged (or adapted) for the violin.
    根据这本小说改编的剧本
    a stage version of the novel
  2. 2. reorganize; redesignate
    把七个师改编为六个师
    reorganize seven divisions into six

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

改编 [gǎibiān]
  1. 1. 依据原作重新编写
    把古典小说《三国演义》改编成电视连续剧
  2. 2. 改变军队原来的编制
    起义部队接受改编

Examples

根据这本小说改编的剧本
a stage version of the novel
这首钢琴曲是根据陕北民歌改编的。
The piano music has been rearranged following Shaanxi folk songs.
最佳改编剧本
Best Adapted Screenplay
最佳电影或电视改编游戏
Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show
改编军队
reorganize an army
据同名小说改编

Word Decomposition


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