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biên

Pronunciation Northern /ɓiən˧˧/ Central /ɓiəŋ˧˥/ Southern /ɓiəŋ˧˧/
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4 senses
Meaning
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
border; frontier Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme Directions, Transport, Travel & TourismTheme PlacesTag

A line that marks the boundary or division between two countries or different territories.

vi Các chiến sĩ ngày đêm canh giữ vùng biên của Tổ quốc.

en The soldiers guard the nation's border region day and night.

Sense 2 Noun
boundary; edge Directions, Transport, Travel & TourismTheme

The outermost limit or edge of a surface or a specific geographic area or region.

vi Đường biên của sân bóng được kẻ rất rõ.

en The boundary line of the football field is clearly marked.

Verb

Sense 3 Verb
to jot down Core Actions & OperationTheme

To write down or record information in writing.

vi Thư ký đang biên lại nội dung cuộc họp.

en The secretary is writing down the contents of the meeting.

Sense 4 Verb
to write Core Actions & OperationTheme

To compose or compile materials into a written work.

vi Nhóm tác giả đang biên soạn một bộ sách mới.

en The authors are compiling a new book series.

Parts
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
邊
Candidates by syllable
biên 邊(編)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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biển / biền / biến / biện …
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điện biên / vượt biên / biên niên sử / biên khánh …
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