逐字逐句

zhúzì-zhújù

idiom #45,024

Meanings

1 word by word and sentence by sentence
2 literally; verbatim

Characters

character; word

Examples

HSK 7-9

老师要求我们逐字逐句地翻译这段古文。

Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen zhúzìzhújù de fānyì zhè duàn gǔwén.

The teacher asked us to translate this classical passage word by word.

HSK 7-9

他逐字逐句地核对了合同。

Tā zhúzìzhújù de héduì le hétong.

He checked the contract word by word and line by line.

HSK 7-9

读诗不能只逐字逐句，还要体会整体的意境。

Dú shī bùnéng zhǐ zhúzìzhújù, hái yào tǐhuì zhěngtǐ de yìjìng.

Reading poetry can't be only word-by-word - you also have to feel the overall mood.

Tips

usage

Almost always adverbial (+地): 逐字逐句地翻译/核对/背诵. Signals painstaking, literal attention - often with a slight hint that the reader is missing the bigger picture.

Stroke Order

逐 zhú

字 zì

句 jù