word by word; sentence by sentence; in detail
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
word by word and sentence by sentence; in a detailed and orderly manner
Used to describe a careful, meticulous approach to reading, explaining, or analyzing text, emphasizing attention to every single word and sentence.
Lǎo老
shī师
zhú逐
zì字
zhú逐
jù句
de地
jiǎng讲
jiě解
zhè这
piān篇
gǔ古
wén文
。
The teacher explained this classical text word by word and sentence by sentence.
Qiān签
hé合
tóng同
qián前
，
nǐ你
bì必
xū须
zhú逐
zì字
zhú逐
jù句
zǐ仔
xì细
yuè阅
dú读
měi每
yī一
gè个
tiáo条
kuǎn款
。
Before signing the contract, you must read every clause carefully, word for word.
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Tā他
bǎ把
nà那
fēng封
xìn信
zhú逐
zì字
zhú逐
jù句
de地
fān翻
yì译
le了
chū出
lái来
。
He translated that letter word for word.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
hěn很
nán难
，
xū需
yào要
zhú逐
zì字
zhú逐
jù句
de地
fēn分
xī析
cái才
néng能
lǐ理
jiě解
。
This article is very difficult and needs to be analyzed word by word to be understood.