断章取义 斷章取義
断章取义 斷章取義 duàn zhāng qǔ yì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6
- (idiom) to quote out of context
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断 斷
- 不断 不斷 bù duàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ bat1 tyun5 unceasing
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 切断 切斷 qiē duàn ㄑㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˋ cit3 dyun6 to cut off; to sever
- 判断 判斷 pàn duàn ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ pun3 dyun6 to judge; to determine; judgment
- 垄断 壟斷 lǒng duàn ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ lung5 dyun6 to monopolize
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- 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ daa2 tyun5 to interrupt
- 推断 推斷 tuī duàn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄢˋ teoi1 dyun3 to infer
- 断定 斷定 duàn dìng ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ dyun3 ding6 to conclude
- 断绝 斷絕 duàn jué ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ tyun5 zyut6 to sever; to break off
- 断裂 斷裂 duàn liè ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ tyun5 lit6 fracture
- 果断 果斷 guǒ duàn ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gwo2 dyun3 firm
- 诊断 診斷 zhěn duàn ㄓㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ can2 dyun3 to diagnose
- 间断 間斷 jiàn duàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gaan3 dyun6 disconnected
- 断断续续 斷斷續續 duàn duàn xù xù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄩˋ tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 intermittent
- 源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ jyun4 jyun4 bat1 dyun6 (idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
- 了断 了斷 liǎo duàn ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ liu5 dyun6 to bring to a conclusion; to resolve (a dispute etc); to put an end to (once and for all); to break off (a relationship); to commit suicide; resolution (of a matter)
- 公断 公斷 gōng duàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gung1 dyun3 arbitration (law)
- 剪断 剪斷 jiǎn duàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zin2 tyun5 to cut
- 割断 割斷 gē duàn ㄍㄜ ㄉㄨㄢˋ got3 tyun5 to cut off
- 夹断 夾斷 jiā duàn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gep6 tyun5 to nip (i.e. cut short)
章
- 勋章 勛章 xūn zhāng ㄒㄩㄣ ㄓㄤ fan1 zoeng1 medal; decoration
- 印章 yìn zhāng ㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄤ jan3 zoeng1 seal
- 图章 圖章 tú zhāng ㄊㄨˊ ㄓㄤ tou4 zoeng1 stamp
- 报章 報章 bào zhāng ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄤ bou3 zoeng1 newspapers
- 文章 wén zhāng ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄤ man4 zoeng1 article
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- 盖章 蓋章 gài zhāng ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄤ goi3 zoeng1 to affix a seal
- 违章 違章 wéi zhāng ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄤ wai4 zoeng1 to break the rules
- 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤ ceot1 hau2 sing4 zoeng1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
- 杂乱无章 雜亂無章 zá luàn wú zhāng ㄗㄚˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄓㄤ zaap6 lyun6 mou4 zoeng1 disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
- 顺理成章 順理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤ seon6 lei5 sing4 zoeng1 logical
- 像章 xiàng zhāng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄤ zoeng6 zoeng1 badge
- 公章 gōng zhāng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ gung1 zoeng1 official seal
- 典章 diǎn zhāng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄤ din2 zoeng1 institution
- 周章 zhōu zhāng ㄓㄡ ㄓㄤ zau1 zoeng1 (literary) effort; trouble; pains (to get sth done)
- 宜章 Yí zhāng ㄧˊ ㄓㄤ ji4 zoeng1 see 宜章县
- 序章 xù zhāng ㄒㄩˋ ㄓㄤ zeoi6 zoeng1 prologue
- 徽章 huī zhāng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓㄤ fai1 zoeng1 badge
- 宪章 憲章 xiàn zhāng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤ hin3 zoeng1 charter
- 成章 chéng zhāng ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤ sing4 zoeng1 to form a coherent composition
- 手章 shǒu zhāng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤ sau2 zoeng1 private seal
取
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 取胜 取勝 qǔ shèng ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄥˋ ceoi2 sing3 to score a victory
- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè ㄑㄩˇ ㄩㄝˋ ceoi2 jyut6 to try to please
- 取暖 qǔ nuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 nyun5 to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
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- 取材 qǔ cái ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊ ceoi2 coi4 to collect material
- 取样 取樣 qǔ yàng ㄑㄩˇ ㄧㄤˋ ceoi2 joeng6 to take a sample
- 取款 qǔ kuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 fun2 to withdraw money from a bank
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 取经 取經 qǔ jīng ㄑㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ceoi2 ging1 to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
- 取缔 取締 qǔ dì ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄧˋ ceoi2 dai3 to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
- 吸取 xī qǔ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to absorb
- 夺取 奪取 duó qǔ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩˇ dyut6 ceoi2 to seize
- 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄩˇ coi2 ceoi2 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
- 换取 換取 huàn qǔ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩˇ wun6 ceoi2 to obtain (sth) in exchange
- 摄取 攝取 shè qǔ ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ sip3 ceoi2 to absorb (nutrients etc)
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 汲取 jí qǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to draw; to derive; to absorb
- 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ zang1 ceoi2 to fight for
义 義
- 主义 主義 zhǔ yì ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zyu2 ji6 -ism
- 侠义 俠義 xiá yì ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄧˋ hap6 ji6 chivalrous
- 名义 名義 míng yì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ming4 ji6 name
- 含义 含義 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ ham4 ji6 meaning (implicit in a phrase)
- 定义 定義 dìng yì ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄧˋ ding6 ji6 definition
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- 广义 廣義 guǎng yì ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄧˋ gwong2 ji6 broad sense
- 意义 意義 yì yì ㄧˋ ㄧˋ ji3 ji6 sense
- 正义 正義 zhèng yì ㄓㄥˋ ㄧˋ zing3 ji6 justice
- 涵义 涵義 hán yì ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˋ haam4 ji6 content
- 义务 義務 yì wù ㄧˋ ㄨˋ ji6 mou6 duty; obligation
- 义工 義工 yì gōng ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ji6 gung1 volunteer worker
- 讲义 講義 jiǎng yì ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄧˋ gong2 ji6 teaching materials
- 道义 道義 dào yì ㄉㄠˋ ㄧˋ dou6 ji6 morality
- 天经地义 天經地義 tiān jīng dì yì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄧˋ tin1 ging1 dei6 ji6 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
- 官僚主义 官僚主義 guān liáo zhǔ yì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ gun1 liu4 zyu2 ji6 bureaucracy
- 帝国主义 帝國主義 dì guó zhǔ yì ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ dai3 gwok3 zyu2 ji6 imperialism
- 无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄧˋ mou4 cing4 mou4 ji6 completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
- 社会主义 社會主義 shè huì zhǔ yì ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ se5 wui2 zyu2 ji6 socialism
- 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4 (idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
- 资本主义 資本主義 zī běn zhǔ yì ㄗ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 capitalism
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媒体 媒體 对 對 他 所 说 說 的话 的話 断章取义 斷章取義 并发 並發 展 到 无法 無法 控制 的 地步 了 。
Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and took on a life of its own.
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