Definition
批改 means 'to correct' or 'to mark' — specifically of student work like homework, essays, or exams. The 批 part carries the sense of 'annotating' or 'commenting on' (as in 批评 'criticize'), while 改 means 'to change/correct'. You use it for teachers reviewing assignments, not for fixing a typo in a text message (that would be 改 alone). It's a transitive verb that takes the work being corrected as its object.
v.
to correct and mark (student papers, homework, exams)
Examples
- 批改。Lǎoshī zhèngzài bàngōngshì pī gǎi xuéshēng de zuòwén.The teacher is in the office correcting students' compositions.
- 批改。Tā huā le yí ge wǎnshàng pī gǎi wán le yì bǎi fèn juǎnzi.He spent one evening finishing the correction of a hundred exam papers.
- 批改，。pī gǎi zuòyè de shíhou, lǎoshī huì xiě yìxiē píngyǔ.When correcting homework, the teacher will write some comments.
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