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断章取义 / 斷章取義

duàn zhāng qǔ yì

Meaning

  • to quote out of context

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Example sentences

  • 媒体对他所说的话断章取义并发展到无法控制的地步了。

    媒體對他所說的話斷章取義並發展到無法控制的地步了。

    méi tǐ duì tā suǒ shuō de huà duàn zhāng qǔ yì bìng fā zhǎn dào wú fǎ kòng zhì de dì bù le。

    The media has taken his words out of context and the situation has spiraled out of control.

  • 这句话断章取义。

    這句話斷章取義。

    zhè jù huà duàn zhāng qǔ yì。

    This statement is taken out of context.

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