wording; choice of words; expression
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1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
wording; choice of words; expression used in a sentence
Often used in the phrases 挑字眼 (nitpick) and 抠字眼 (split hairs). Can take the er-suffix as 字眼儿 in colloquial speech.
Nǐ你
bié别
zǒng总
shì是
tiāo挑
wǒ我
de的
zì字
yǎn眼
。
Don't always nitpick my choice of words.
Tā他
shuō说
huà话
hěn很
zhù注
yì意
zì字
yǎn眼
。
He is very careful with his wording.
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Kōu抠
zì字
yǎn眼
r儿
bìng并
bù不
néng能
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
Splitting hairs won't solve the problem.
Jī激
dòng动
de的
xīn心
qíng情
，
shǐ使
wǒ我
zhǎo找
bu不
chū出
shì适
dàng当
de的
zì字
yǎn眼
lái来
xíng形
róng容
。
My excited mood makes me unable to find appropriate words to describe it.
Zhè这
gè个
zì字
yǎn眼
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
hàn汉
yǔ语
zhōng中
hěn很
shǎo少
yòng用
。
This word is rarely used in modern Chinese.