pin1 cap1編輯编辑
Jyutpingpin1 cap1
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Definition
An editor; a person responsible for planning, compiling, writing, and reviewing content during the publishing process.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a professional role within publishing or media organizations. While it can function as a verb meaning to edit, in spoken Cantonese, people often use 改稿 or 執稿 when talking about the act of editing text. Using 編輯 as a verb can sound slightly formal or journalistic.
Measure word
wai2位wáiExamples
The editor of this newspaper is very professional.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the English loanword edit, which is sometimes used as a slang verb in creative or digital contexts. Stick to 編輯 for the job title.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
