改编
gǎi​biān HSK7

to adapt

改编 改編 gǎi​biān
to adapt verb
To rewrite an original work into a different form or for a different medium

作者将把他的剧本改编成电视剧。

zuò​zhě jiāng bǎ tā de jù​běn gǎi​biān chéng diàn​shì​jù.

The author is going to adapt his play for television.

to reorganize
To change the structure, composition, or organization of a group or department
adaptation
A work that has been adapted from another medium or form
to revise
To re-edit, rearrange, or update the content of a book or song lyrics

Frequency
Movie subtitles
5.66 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
11.0 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Synonym

Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)