字眼 zìyǎn wording
How to remember 字眼: 字 character + 眼 eye = wording.
Characters
How it is used
- 'Wording, choice of word' - 咬文嚼字般抠字眼 (kōu zìyǎn) to nitpick over specific words.
- Focuses on a particular loaded or telling word in a text, e.g. 敏感字眼 (mǐngǎn zìyǎn) a sensitive term.
- Colloquial; narrower than 词语 (cíyǔ, vocabulary) - it's a specific word as it lands in context.