xún​zhāng​zhāi​jù

to write in clichés

  • 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 xún​zhāng​zhāi​jù

    搜章摘句 sōu​zhāng​zhāi​jù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 寻章摘句/尋章摘句 · xún​zhāng​zhāi​jù · to write in clichés — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    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

  • created sense approved 寻章摘句/尋章摘句 · xún​zhāng​zhāi​jù · to skim for quotes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寻章摘句 / 尋章摘句

    xún​zhāng​zhāi​jù

    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

    created sense