quotation; citation
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
quotation; citation; quoted passage
Commonly used in academic writing and formal speech to reference another author's words. Typically requires attribution to the original source.
Zuò作
zhě者
zài在
wén文
zhāng章
kāi开
tóu头
yǐn引
yòng用
le了
yī一
duàn段
yǐn引
yǔ语
。
The author cited a quotation at the beginning of the article.
Zhè这
tiáo条
yǐn引
yǔ语
chū出
zì自
《
Lún论
Yǔ语
》
。
This quotation comes from the Analects of Confucius.
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Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
shōu收
jí集
míng名
rén人
yǐn引
yǔ语
lái来
jī激
lì励
zì自
jǐ己
。
He likes to collect famous quotations to inspire himself.