"sentences" Chinese-English Dictionary

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被 bèi prep. quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn
多么 多麼 duō me adv. how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent syn
词句 詞句 cí jù words and sentences syn
心肝 xīn gān darling / (in negative sentences) heart / humanity syn
句读 句讀 jù dòu pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used) / punctuation / periods and commas / sentences and phrases
丽句清辞 lì jù qīng cí (idiom) Elegant and fresh sentences and diction. It has the same meaning as “elegant sentences and pure diction.”
句数 句數 jù shù number of sentences / number of lines (in verse etc)
句群 jù qún discourse / group of sentences with clear meaning / narrative
句逗 jù dòu punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used) / period 句號|句号 and comma 逗號|逗号 / sentences and phrases
排偶 pái ǒu parallel and antithesis (paired sentences as rhetoric device) syn
关于执行判决的示范协定 Model Agreement on the enforcement of sentences
判刑的执行 enforcement of sentences
骈俪 駢儷 pián lì parallel (sentences) / parallel prose
几进宫 幾進宮 jǐ jìn gōng (slang) to have served several sentences / recidivist / old lag
辞不达意 cí bù dá yì (idiom) The words or sentences fail to express the writer’s thoughts or feelings accurately.
断章摘句 斷章摘句 duàn zhāng zhāi jù (idiom) To cut up chapters and take out sentences to compose a text. It can also mean extracting passages out of context, and is often associated with plagiarism.
掇拾章句 duō shí zhāng jù (idiom) To take sentences from other people’s writings and piece them together into a text.
片言只字 piàn yán zhǐ zì (idiom) A few sentences or only a handful of characters. It refers to fragmentary written material. syn
冗词赘句 rǒng cí zhuì jù (idiom) Superfluous and useless words or sentences in a poem or piece of writing. syn
文从字顺 wén cóng zì shùn (idiom) Describes a text whose sentences flow smoothly and whose wording is appropriate. It suggests clear and well-formed writing. syn
硬语盘空 硬語盤空 yìng yǔ pán kōng (idiom) Describes writing whose sentences are vigorous, forceful, and stylistically powerful.
一字百炼 yī zì bǎi liàn (idiom) Describes repeatedly refining words and sentences during writing in order to achieve the most precise wording.
一言两语 一言兩語 yī yán liǎng yǔ (idiom) A small number of words / just a few sentences.
一言半句 yī yán bàn jù (idiom) It refers to only one or two sentences, that is, very few words. It is synonymous with “a word or two.”
一言半字 yī yán bàn zì (idiom) Just one or two words or sentences / a very small amount of speech.
一言半辞 yī yán bàn cí (idiom) One or two sentences only / very few words. It is synonymous with “a few words.”
三言二语 三言二語 sān yán èr yǔ (idiom) A few words or two or three sentences. Describes speech that is extremely brief.
两言可决 兩言可決 liǎng yán kě jué (idiom) Two or three sentences are enough to make a decision. It describes something settled in just a few words.
佶屈聱口 jí qū áo kǒu (idiom) Describes sentences or writing that are obscure, difficult to read, and lacking in fluency.
僻字涩句 pì zì sè jù (idiom) Rare characters, obscure words, and difficult, abstruse sentences.
声偶擿裂 聲偶擿裂 shēng ǒu zhé liè (idiom) Describes prose arranged in paired sentences, with contrasting tonal patterns and selected quotations from classical writers.
字夹风霜 zì jiā fēng shuāng (idiom) Words or sentences imbued with severity and force. The expression describes writing that is rigorous, powerful, and incisive.
孤文断句 孤文斷句 gū wén duàn jù (idiom) Refers to fragmentary and isolated sentences or passages.
彫章镂句 diāo zhāng lòu jù (idiom) To laboriously and deliberately polish the words and sentences of a written work.
循行数墨 循行數墨 xún háng shǔ mò (idiom) To read sentences and characters mechanically without understanding their meaning. It also refers to focusing excessively on wording at the expense of ideas.
推敲字句 tuī qiāo zì jù (idiom) To weigh words and sentences carefully and repeatedly consider how best to convey an intended meaning.
搜章擿句 sōu zhāng tī jù (idiom) To search through texts and extract chapters and sentences.
摛章绘句 摛章繪句 chī zhāng huì jù (idiom) To display ornate diction and painstakingly craft sentences. Describes highly elaborate poetic or literary writing.
摛藻绘句 摛藻繪句 chī zǎo huì jù (idiom) To elaborate ornate language and compose finely crafted sentences. It describes writing rich in polished and splendid expressions.
摛藻雕章 chī zǎo diāo zhāng (idiom) To use elaborate diction and carefully polish sentences. It describes highly ornate poetic or literary writing.
破题儿 破題兒 pò tí er (idiom) In examination poetry and eight-part essays, to state the main point of the topic in one or two sentences. By extension, to do something for the first time.
章决句断 章決句斷 zhāng jué jù duàn (idiom) Describes a text whose sections are properly organized and whose sentences are clear and unambiguous.
章句之徒 zhāng jù zhī tú (idiom) Refers to Confucian scholars who cannot grasp the broader meaning and rigidly cling to analyzing chapters and sentences.
等闲之人 děng xián zhī rén (idiom) An ordinary person without any particularly remarkable qualities. It is often used in negative sentences to say that someone is far from ordinary.
絺句绘章 zhǐ jù huì zhāng (idiom) To carve one’s wording and embellish one’s sentences / to laboriously polish and ornament literary language.
絺章绘句 zhǐ zhāng huì jù (idiom) To painstakingly polish one’s prose and ornament one’s sentences / to pursue elaborate stylistic effects.
絺章饰句 zhǐ zhāng shì jù (idiom) To labor over wording and embellish sentences.
絺绘章句 zhǐ huì zhāng jù (idiom) To carve one’s wording and embellish one’s sentences / to laboriously polish and ornament literary language.
絺辞绘句 zhǐ cí huì jù (idiom) To painstakingly polish one’s style and ornament one’s sentences / to seek elaborate literary phrasing.
芜音累句 wú yīn lèi jù (idiom) Describes disorderly, cluttered, and cumbersome wording or sentences.
芜音累气 wú yīn lèi qì (idiom) It describes disorderly and cumbersome wording or sentences.
行数墨寻 行數墨尋 háng shǔ mò xún (idiom) To read only the sentences and words without understanding their deeper meaning. It also means focusing exclusively on the written form.
行间字里 háng jiān zì lǐ (idiom) Refers to the words and sentences of a text, that is, what appears in its lines and characters.
诘屈謷牙 詰屈謷牙 jié qū dà yá (idiom) To describe writing whose sentences are obscure, difficult, and lacking in fluency. It is synonymous with “awkward and hard-to-read phrasing.”
诘曲聱牙 jié qǔ áo yá (idiom) Describes sentences or a text that are obscure, difficult to understand, and lacking in fluency.
详刑慎罚 xiáng xíng shèn fá (idiom) To determine sentences carefully and impose punishment prudently and appropriately. It is chiefly used of a cautious and thorough administration of justice.
遗文逸句 遺文逸句 yí wén yì jù (idiom) Scattered writings and sentences that have been lost over time.
遣词造句 qiǎn cí zào jù (idiom) To choose words and construct sentences. It refers to vocabulary selection and sentence formation, especially in writing.
鄙言累句 bǐ yán lěi jù (idiom) Describes a text whose wording and sentences are vulgar, commonplace, and insufficiently refined.
金淘沙拣 金淘沙揀 jīn táo shā jiǎn (idiom) To extract and select gold from sand. Metaphorically, it refers to carefully choosing and refining words and sentences in writing.
雕章绘句 diāo zhāng huì jù (idiom) Refers to writing whose wording and sentences are deliberately overworked. It is often critical, suggesting an artificial style.
驴唇不对马口 lǘ chún bù duì mǎ kǒu (idiom) Describes speech or writing in which the statements do not fit together and the sentences lack coherence.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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