字斟句酌
zì zhēn jù zhuó
Pinyin

Definition

字斟句酌
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zì zhēn jù zhuó
  1. weighing every word

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

句
gōu
  1. 1 variant of 勾[gōu]
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 symbol
  3. 3 character
  4. 4 word
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 6 courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
例句
lì jù
  1. 1 example sentence
十字
shí zì
  1. 1 cross road
  2. 2 cross-shaped
  3. 3 crucifix
  4. 4 the character ten
十字架
shí zì jià
  1. 1 cross
  2. 2 crucifix
  3. 3 yoke one has to endure
十字绣
shí zì xiù
  1. 1 cross-stitch
句子
jù zi
  1. 1 sentence
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
句号
jù hào
  1. 1 full stop
  2. 2 period (punct.)
字典
zì diǎn
  1. 1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
字幕
zì mù
  1. 1 caption
  2. 2 subtitle
字数
zì shù
  1. 1 number of written characters
  2. 2 number of words
  3. 3 word count
字样
zì yàng
  1. 1 model or template character
  2. 2 written slogan or phrase
  3. 3 mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
字母
zì mǔ
  1. 1 letter (of the alphabet)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
字眼
zì yǎn
  1. 1 wording
字号
zì hào
  1. 1 characters and numbers (as used in a code)
  2. 2 alphanumeric code
  3. 3 serial number
字头
zì tóu
  1. 1 first letter of a word or serial number
  2. 2 first character of a Chinese word
  3. 3 first digit of a number
  4. 4 the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character
  5. 5 the initial of a Chinese syllable
字体
zì tǐ
  1. 1 calligraphic style
  2. 2 typeface
  3. 3 font
写字楼
xiě zì lóu
  1. 1 office building
小酌
xiǎo zhuó
  1. 1 to have a drink
  2. 2 small party

Idioms (19)

一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
  1. 1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
  1. 1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
  2. 2 concise and powerful style
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
句句实话
jù jù shí huà
  1. 1 to speak honestly (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
衡情酌理
héng qíng zhuó lǐ
  1. 1 to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider
  2. 2 to deliberate
衡酌
héng zhuó
  1. 1 to weigh and consider
  2. 2 to deliberate
  3. 3 short form of idiom 衡情酌理
话不投机半句多
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
  1. 1 when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
  1. 1 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
闭门觅句
bì mén mì jù
  1. 1 lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
  1. 1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
  2. 2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
  3. 3 to censor

Sample Sentences