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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 断章取义

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
断章取义 duàn zhāng - qǔ yì - (idiom) to quote out of context

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 30,041 38,664 21,466

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
断 duàn- to break
- to snap
- to cut off
- to give up or abstain from sth
- to judge
- (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
- definitely
- decidedly
章 zhāng- surname Zhang
章 zhāng- chapter
- section
- clause
- movement (of symphony)
- seal
- badge
- regulation
- order
取 qǔ- to take
- to get
- to choose
- to fetch
义 yì- surname Yi
- (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4da4li4])
义 yì- justice
- righteousness
- meaning
- foster (father etc)
- adopted
- artificial (tooth, limb etc)
- relationship
- friendship

Other Words Containing 断章取义

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
断章取义 - - 30,041 38,664 21,466