yǐn jīng jù diǎn

Traditional: 引經據典

HSK 7–9

引经据典 (yǐn jīng jù diǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2to quote chapter and verse (idiom)

Characters in 引经据典

引yǐn · to draw (e.g. a bow)经jīng · classics据jū · used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]典diǎn · canon

Related words

已经already曾经once证据evidence经历to experience; to go through经常frequently; constantly; regularly; often根据according to经过to pass经理manager引起to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse吸引to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate经验experience神经nerve

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