sōu​zhāng​zhāi​jù

to extract bits and pieces from texts

  • created reference approved 搜章摘句 → 寻章摘句/尋章摘句 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搜章摘句 sōu​zhāng​zhāi​jù

    寻章摘句 / 尋章摘句 xún​zhāng​zhāi​jù

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 搜章摘句 · sōu​zhāng​zhāi​jù · to extract bits and pieces from texts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搜章摘句

    sōu​zhāng​zhāi​jù

    to extract bits and pieces from texts

    To pick out and record beautiful or useful phrases from other people's writing.

    搜 (literal) → 搜 · sōu · 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 搜章摘句 · sōu​zhāng​zhāi​jù · to write without originality — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搜章摘句

    sōu​zhāng​zhāi​jù

    to write without originality

    To write by merely stringing together clichés or phrases from predecessors rather than using one's own ideas.

    搜 (literal) → 搜 · sōu · 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