xiū​zhuàn

to compile

  • created sense approved 修撰 · xiū​zhuàn · to compile — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    xiū​zhuàn

    to compile

    to edit, compile, or compose a written work

    修 (literal) → 修 · xiū · to write 撰 (literal) → 撰 · zhuàn · to compile

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  • created sense approved 修撰 · xiū​zhuàn · historiographer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    xiū​zhuàn

    historiographer

    (historical) official title of a government historian or compiler in the imperial court; often awarded to the top-ranking scholar in the civil service examinations during the Ming and Qing dynasties

    修 (literal) → 修 · xiū · to write 撰 (literal) → 撰 · zhuàn · to compile

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