改编gǎibiān 1.根据原著重写(体裁往往与原著不同){adapt; revise; rewrite an original work (usu. into a different genre)}: 这部电影是由同名小说～摄制的。{This movie has been adapted from a novel of the same title.} 2.改变原来的编制(多指军队{usu. of a military unit}){change the organizational structure; reorganize}: 把原来的三个师～成两个师。{regroup the previous three divisions into two}