BIAN-1
('bian' in the first tone)
边 = edge, border (of a country)
For a county's border, the following is more commonly used:
边界 = bian(1)jie(4) = national boundary
Alternative word:
国界 = guo(2)jie(4) =
national boundary
中国的边界妤远从这里. = Zhong(1)guo(2)de(-)
bian(1)jie(4) hao(3) yuan(3)
cong(2) zhe(4)li(3). = The Chinese border
is very far from here.
Use of 边 as a
single-character word:
别摔倒从床的边. = Bie(2)
shuai(1) dao(3) cong(2) chuang(2)de(-) bian(1). = Don't fall
down from the edge of the bed
*****
编 = to edit
Mostly encountered as:
编辑 = bian(1)ji(2) = to edit
The above two chafracters are also used
for the 'Edit' botton in the Chinese Microsoft Word.
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