Definition
校 (jiào) is a literary verb element (bound form) meaning 'to compare, check, proofread, or collate'. It appears in words like 校对 (to proofread), 校订 (to revise), and 校勘 (to collate texts). Do not confuse it with the common reading xiào, meaning 'school'.
b.f.
to proofreadto checkto collate (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 校。Zhè běn shū xūyào rènzhēn jiào duì.This book needs careful proofreading.
- 。Biānjí zhèngzài jiào dìng xīn bǎn de jiàocái.The editor is revising the new edition of the textbook.
- 校。Gǔjí jiào kān xūyào fēngfù de zhuānyè zhīshi.Collating ancient texts requires extensive professional knowledge.
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