他这是断章取义。
He is quoting out of context.
断章取义
(idiom) to quote out of context
HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 斷章取義
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断
章
- 文章wénzhāngarticleB4
- 章zhāngsurname ZhangB6
- 出口成章chūkǒu-chéngzhāng(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquentB7
- 规章guīzhāngruleB7
- 顺理成章shùnlǐ-chéngzhānglogicalB7
- 违章wéizhāngto break the rulesB7
- 勋章xūnzhāngmedalB7
取
义
- 义务yìwùdutyB5
- 意义yìyìsenseB5
- 定义dìngyìdefinitionB6
- 含义hányìmeaning (implicit in a phrase)B6
- 正义zhèngyìjusticeB6
- 顾名思义gùmíng-sīyìas the name impliesB7
- 广义guǎngyìbroad senseB7
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谁在断章取义地批评？
Who is criticizing by quoting out of context?