断章取义

duàn zhāng qǔ yì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

指不顾全篇文章或谈话的内容，孤立地取其中的一段或一句的意思，引用与原意不符。

To quote a passage out of context, distorting the original meaning.

常用于批评他人故意曲解原文或原话的意思，进行不当引用。

Often used to criticize someone who deliberately distorts the original meaning by quoting out of context.

1 他在辩论中断章取义，曲解了我的观点。 (He quoted me out of context during the debate, distorting my point of view.)
2 新闻报道断章取义，导致公众误解。 (The news report took quotes out of context, leading to public misunderstanding.)
3 你这是在断章取义，我根本没有那个意思。 (You are taking it out of context; I didn't mean that at all.)
4 为了避免断章取义，我们应该完整地引用原文。 (To avoid quoting out of context, we should cite the full text.)
5 他的评论被断章取义地传播，造成了不良影响。 (His comments were taken out of context and spread, causing negative effects.)

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