用詞

用词
yòngcí
  1. usage (of a term)
  2. wording
  3. phrasing

CEDICT

  1. to word; to phrase
  2. use of words; phrasing; wording

Wiktionary

  1. 使用語詞。
  2. 使用的詞語。

重編國語辭典

Examples

她用词很粗鲁。

She uses rude words.

Source: Tatoeba

我承认，我的用词有点直接。

I admit, my wording is a bit direct.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 用 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore
2 詞 cí
  1. word
  2. statement; speech; lyrics

classifier: 首

Related entries

用法 yòngfǎ usage
我试着用法语提问。

I am trying to ask my questions in French.

Source: Tatoeba

字眼 zìyǎn wording
措詞 cuòcí
  1. wording
  2. way of expressing something
  3. turn of phrase
  4. diction
措辭 cuòcí
  1. wording
  2. way of expressing something
  3. turn of phrase
  4. diction
提法 tífǎ
  1. wording (of a proposal)
  2. formulation
  3. viewpoint (on an issue)
  4. (one of eight methods of bonesetting in TCM) restoring the part displaced by a fracture to its correct position by lifting
恐怕这里提法不妥当。

I'm afraid this is an incorrect formulation of the question.

Source: Tatoeba

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