寻章摘句
xún​zhāng​zhāi​jù

to write in clichés

寻章摘句 尋章摘句 xún​zhāng​zhāi​jù
to write in clichés
(literary) to write in clichés without originality by simply stringing together existing phrases from other works; to labor over wording in a pointless or uncreative manner
to skim for quotes
(literary) to read only to collect beautiful phrases or excerpts without doing any deep research or understanding the underlying meaning

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Written text
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