校对

jiàoduì

Traditional: 校對

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Translation

to proofread, proofreading

Word origin

A compound of 校 (jiào, to check, to collate) and 对 (duì, to match, to verify), together meaning to compare a text against the original to catch errors. The simplified 对 derives from 對.

Origin
compound
Root
校 (jiào, to collate) + 对 (duì, to verify)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 校

Stroke order for 对

Examples

piānzhāng

I am proofreading this article.

zǎibiàn

Please proofread it carefully once.

Proofreading takes a lot of time.

稿gǎo

She is in charge of proofreading the manuscript.

bǎn

After proofreading it still needs typesetting.

校对 (jiào duì) means to proofread or proofreading. It is used for checking written text against an original for mistakes.

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This word is part of lesson 27.