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polish and repolish a sentence; try to find the best turn of phrase

liàn jù

炼 句

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v.polish and repolish a sentence; try to find the best turn of phrase
- yào xiě hǎo yī piān wén zhāng xū liàn zì liàn jù
  要写好一篇文章须炼字炼句。
  It is polishing that makes a good essay.
- xiě hǎo wén zhāng xū yào bù duàn liàn jù
  写好文章需要不断炼句。
  Writing a good article requires constant sentence refinement.

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