zǎo
shì

literary
technical

Meaning of 藻饰

藻饰 means to embellish; to polish; to adorn (writing or rhetoric). Pronounced zǎo shì.

  • to embellish; to polish; to adorn (writing or rhetoric)

Definitions & Examples

shí
huá
 
zhòng
zǎo
shì
 

The phrasing is simple and unadorned, not emphasizing rhetorical embellishment.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
jīng
guò
zǎo
shì
 
wén
cǎi
fěi
rán
 

This article, carefully polished and embellished, displays remarkable literary elegance.

Hǎo
de
wén
zhāng
zài
zǎo
de
huá
zǎo
shì
 
ér
zài
nèi
róng
de
zhēn
shí
 

A good piece of writing lies not in the ornate embellishment of diction, but in the authenticity of its content.