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断章取义

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4-character word Traditional 斷章取義

What 断章取义 means

1. idiomto quote out of context

The characters in 断章取义

• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 章zhāngchapter; section; clause
• 取qǔto take; to get; to choose
• 义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning

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。
  Méitǐ duì tā suǒ shuō dehuà duànzhāngqǔyì bìng fāzhǎn dào wúfǎ kòngzhì de dìbù le.
  Just one part of what he said got picked up by the media and took on a life of its own.