雕琢

diāozhuó

雕琢 — diāozhuó

1. to sculpt; to carve (jade); to chisel into a shape

   他在玉石上精心雕琢出一只小鸟。 tā zài yùshí shàng jīngxīn diāozhuó chū yīzhī xiǎoniǎo — He carefully sculpted a small bird out of the jade.

2. ornate; overly elaborate (of writing or style); highly polished but excessive

   这篇文章语言雕琢过度，反而显得不自然。 zhè piānwénzhāng yǔyán diāozhuó guòdù fǎnér xiǎnde bùzì rán — This article's language is overly ornamented and thus sounds unnatural.