遣词

遣詞
qiǎncí
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to choose one's words
  2. 2 wording
  3. 3 diction

Examples

Tā qiǎncí zàojù shífēn jiǎngjiu.
He is very particular about his choice of words and sentence construction.
Wàijiāo chǎnghé de qiǎncí yào géwài xiǎoxīn.
Wording in diplomatic settings must be especially careful.

Tips

usage
Almost always appears in the four-character phrase 遣词造句 (qiǎncí-zàojù, wording and sentence-making) — a stock expression for evaluating someone's writing style. Standalone 遣词 is rare.
memory
means 'send out / dispatch' (like 派遣 dispatch troops). 遣词 = 'dispatching words' — picking soldiers (words) and sending them into formation (sentences).

Stroke Order

qiǎn