Chinese · C1 · Unit 23
Editing and rewriting
编辑和修改
By the end you can
- Improve someone else's text
- Explain changes to style and structure
- Understand advice on style
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 修改 | (xiūgǎi) revise, edit | 我帮你修改了几个地方。 |
| 润色 | (rùnsè) polish (a text) | 能帮我把这封信润色一下吗？ |
| 啰嗦 | (luōsuo) wordy, long-winded | 这一段有点儿啰嗦，可以删掉一半。 |
| 精简 | (jīngjiǎn) trim, streamline | 开头还可以再精简一些。 |
| 通顺 | (tōngshùn) read smoothly | 这句话读起来不太通顺。 |
| 逻辑 | (luójí) logic | 第二段和第三段的逻辑关系不清楚。 |
| 衔接 | (xiánjiē) link, transition | 两段之间的衔接有点儿生硬。 |
| 错别字 | (cuòbiézì) wrong character, typo | 信里有三个错别字。 |
| 病句 | (bìngjù) faulty sentence (a term from Chinese school) | 老师在作文里圈出了两个病句。 |
| 标点符号 | (biāodiǎn fúhào) punctuation | 注意标点符号，这里应该用句号。 |
| 推敲 | (tuīqiāo) weigh and polish (words) (from a story about a Tang poet) | 这篇文章还需要好好推敲。 |
| 画蛇添足 | (huà shé tiān zú) add something unnecessary, overdo it | 最后这句是画蛇添足，删了吧。 |
Then talk it through
Helping a friend edit an important letter. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.