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措辞 (措辭)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

措辞 [cuòcí]
  1. 1. verb diction

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

措辞 [cuòcí]
  1. 1. wording; diction; word; language
    措辞强硬
    strongly worded
    措辞严厉
    couched in harsh terms
    措辞不当
    inappropriate wording
  2. 2. verb phrase

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

措辞 [cuòcí]
  1. 1. 现在一般写作"措词"。

Examples

措辞不当
inappropriate wording
措辞强硬
strongly worded
从本质上说,我们的建议没有什么两样,只是措辞不同。
Substantially speaking, our suggestions are not different. We have just adopted different diction.
The barb of his wit made us wince.
他说话措辞的尖刻使我们畏避。
a contradiction in terms
措辞矛盾
turn of phrase
措辞
strong language
激烈的措辞

Word Decomposition


[cuò]
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[cí]

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