断章取义 duànzhāngqǔyì to quote out of context Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 断章取义 斷章取義 duànzhāngqǔyì to quote out of context To isolate a sentence or passage from its original context and interpret it based on one's own needs, ignoring the original meaning; to garble a statement. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.450 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.934 per million Cross-References Referenced by 断章截句 duànzhāngjiéjù取义 qǔyì断章摘句 duànzhāngzhāijù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
断章取义 斷章取義 duànzhāngqǔyì to quote out of context To isolate a sentence or passage from its original context and interpret it based on one's own needs, ignoring the original meaning; to garble a statement. Frequency Movie subtitles 0.450 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.934 per million Cross-References Referenced by 断章截句 duànzhāngjiéjù取义 qǔyì断章摘句 duànzhāngzhāijù Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
