"quote" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
引用	yǐn yòng	to quote / to cite / to recommend / to appoint / (computing) reference	syn
报价報價	bào jià	to quote a price / quoted price / quote	syn
引述	yǐn shù	to quote	syn
援引	yuán yǐn	to quote / to cite / to recommend (a friend, an associate etc)	syn
引证引證	yǐn zhèng	to cite / to quote / to cite as evidence	syn
援用	yuán yòng	to quote / to cite	syn
摘引	zhāi yǐn	to quote / to cite	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
不亦乐乎不亦樂乎	bù yì lè hū	lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely / awfully	syn
典故	diǎn gù	classical story or quote from the literature / the story behind sth	syn
开价開價	kāi jià	to quote a price / seller's first offer	syn
引经据典引經據典	yǐn jīng jù diǎn	lit. to quote the classics / to quote chapter and verse (idiom)	syn
断章取义斷章取義	duàn zhāng qǔ yì	to quote out of context (idiom)	syn
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後	xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu	modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
转引轉引	zhuǎn yǐn	to quote from secondary source
引号完引號完	yǐn hào wán	unquote / end of quote
引号完毕引號完畢	yǐn hào wán bì	unquote / end of quote
姓蒋还是姓汪姓蔣還是姓汪	xìng jiǎng hái shi xìng wāng	friend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜[Sha1 jia1 bang1]) (蔣\|蒋[Jiang3] here refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石\|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] and 汪[Wang1] refers to Wang Jingwei 汪精衛\|汪精卫[Wang1 Jing1 wei4])
心灵鸡汤心靈雞湯	xīn líng jī tāng	(often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul")
断章取义斷章取義	duàn zhāng - qǔ yì	(idiom) to quote out of context	syn
金句	jīn jù	pearl of wisdom / quotable quote

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