Meaning of 炼字
炼字 means to polish one's writing; to deliberate over word choice to achieve precision and vividness. Pronounced liàn zì.
- to polish one's writing; to deliberate over word choice to achieve precision and vividness
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
rén人
xiě写
shī诗
fēi非
cháng常
zhù注
zhòng重
liàn炼
zì字
，
cháng常
cháng常
wèi为
yī一
gè个
zì字
tuī推
qiāo敲
shù数
rì日
。
Ancient poets paid great attention to polishing their word choice, often deliberating over a single word for days.
Zhè这
ge个
"
lǜ绿
"
zì字
yòng用
de得
miào妙
，
kě可
jiàn见
zuò作
zhě者
liàn炼
zì字
gōng功
lì力
shēn深
hòu厚
。
The use of "green" here is wonderful, showing the author's profound skill in word choice.
Xiě写
wén文
zhāng章
yào要
fǎn反
fù复
xiū修
gǎi改
，
rèn认
zhēn真
liàn炼
zì字
，
cái才
néng能
biǎo表
dá达
chū出
zhǔn准
què确
de的
yì意
si思
。
When writing, one must revise repeatedly and carefully polish the word choice to express the precise meaning.