yǐn​shù

to quote

  • created sense approved 引述 · yǐn​shù · to quote — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引述

    yǐn​shù

    to quote

    to quote or recount someone's words

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cite 述 (literal) → 述 · shù · to state

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 引述 · yǐn​shù · allusion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引述

    yǐn​shù

    allusion

    (linguistics) a reference or allusion to a source

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cite 述 (literal) → 述 · shù · to state

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 引述 · yǐn​shù · to premise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引述

    yǐn​shù

    to premise

    to state as a premise or introductory statement

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cite 述 (literal) → 述 · shù · to state

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense