created reference approved 寻章摘句/尋章摘句 → 搜章摘句 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寻章摘句 / 尋章摘句 xúnzhāngzhāijù
搜章摘句 sōuzhāngzhāijù
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 寻章摘句/尋章摘句 · xúnzhāngzhāijù · to write in clichés — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寻章摘句 / 尋章摘句
xúnzhāngzhāijù
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
寻 (literal) → 寻/尋 · xún · to search 章 (literal) → 章 · zhāng · chapter 摘 (literal) → 摘 · zhāi · to extract 句 (literal) → 句 · jù · sentence
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 寻章摘句/尋章摘句 · xúnzhāngzhāijù · to skim for quotes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
寻章摘句 / 尋章摘句
xúnzhāngzhāijù
to skim for quotes
(literary) to read only to collect beautiful phrases or excerpts without doing any deep research or understanding the underlying meaning
寻 (literal) → 寻/尋 · xún · to search 章 (literal) → 章 · zhāng · chapter 摘 (literal) → 摘 · zhāi · to extract 句 (literal) → 句 · jù · sentence
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition