Meaning of 断章取义
断章取义 means to quote out of context; to interpret text selectively by ignoring the whole. Pronounced duàn zhāng qǔ yì.
- to quote out of context; to interpret text selectively by ignoring the whole
Definitions & Examples
Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
shì是
duàn断
zhāng章
qǔ取
yì义
，
wán完
quán全
wù误
jiě解
le了
wǒ我
de的
yì意
si思
。
You are quoting me out of context and completely misunderstanding what I meant.
Bào报
dào道
zhōng中
duàn断
zhāng章
qǔ取
yì义
de地
yǐn引
yòng用
tā他
de的
huà话
，
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
hěn很
dà大
de的
wù误
huì会
。
The report quoted his words out of context, causing a great misunderstanding.
Dú读
wén文
zhāng章
bù不
néng能
duàn断
zhāng章
qǔ取
yì义
，
yào要
lǐ理
jiě解
quán全
wén文
de的
yì意
si思
。
When reading an article, one must not take things out of context but should understand the full text.
Pī批
píng评
bié别
rén人
shí时
，
bù不
yào要
duàn断
zhāng章
qǔ取
yì义
，
yào要
shí实
shì事
qiú求
shì是
。
When criticizing others, do not quote out of context; seek truth from facts.