断章取义

斷章取義
duànzhāng-qǔyì
idiom #30,041

Meanings

  1. 1 to quote out of context
  2. 2 to take something out of context
  3. 3 to distort the meaning by selective quotation

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā duànzhāng-qǔyì, wánquán wāiqū le wǒ de yìsi.
He quoted me out of context and completely distorted my meaning.
HSK 7-9
Méitǐ duànzhāng-qǔyì de bàodào yǐnfā le gōngzhòng de wùjiě.
The media's out-of-context reporting caused public misunderstanding.

Tips

memory
(cut) + (section/chapter) + (take) + (meaning) - cut a section and take only the meaning you want. Visualize someone cutting a paragraph from a book to misrepresent the author.

Stroke Order

duàn
zhāng