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句
jù
1.
sentence
2.
clause
3.
phrase
4.
classifier for phrases or lines of verse
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✏️ 5 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一句
yījù
a line of verse
例句
lìjù
example sentence
俳句
páijù
haiku
两句
liǎngjù
(say) a few words
分句
fēnjù
clause (in European grammar)
句型
jùxíng
sentence pattern (in grammar)
句子
jùzi
sentence
句容
Jùróng
Jurong county level city in Zhenjiang [[鎮江|镇江<Zhènjiāng>]], Jiangsu
句式
jùshì
sentence pattern
句数
jùshù
number of sentences
句法
jùfǎ
syntax
句群
jùqún
disbook
句号
jùhào
period (punct.)
句读
jùdòu
pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)
句逗
jùdòu
punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)
句首
jùshǒu
start of phrase or sentence
名句
míngjù
famous saying
单句
dānjù
simple sentence (grammar)
子句
zǐjù
clause (grammar)
字句
zìjù
words
Example Sentences (4)
“运动很重要”这句话谁都懂。
"Yùn dòng hěn zhòng yào" zhè jù huà shéi dōu dǒng.
Everyone understands the sentence "Exercise is very important".
Text 4
虽然这句话只用了三个相同的汉字，但是不同的顺序却表示了不同的意思。
Suīrán zhè jù huà zhǐ yòng le sān gè xiāngtóng de hànzì, dànshì bùtóng de shùnxù què biǎoshì le bùtóng de yìsi.
Although this sentence uses only three identical Chinese characters, different orders convey different meanings.
Text 5
我常常跟着电视学唱京剧，然后一遍一遍地练习，偶尔跟中国人一起唱上几句。
Wǒ chángcháng gēnzhe diànshì xué chàng jīngjù, ránhòu yí biàn yí biàn de liànxí, ǒu'ěr gēn zhōngguó rén yìqǐ chàng shàng jǐ jù.
I often learn to sing Peking opera by following along with the TV, then practice over and over, and occasionally sing a few lines with Chinese people.
Text 2
有句话叫“规定和经验是死的，人是活的”。当“规定”和“经验”不能解决问题时，建议你改变一下自己的态度和想法。
Yǒu jù huà jiào "guīdìng hé jīngyàn shì sǐ de, rén shì huó de". Dāng "guīdìng" hé "jīngyàn" bùnéng jiějué wèntí shí, jiànyì nǐ gǎibiàn yíxià zìjǐ de tàidù hé xiǎngfǎ.
There is a saying: "Rules and experience are dead; people are alive." When "rules" and "experience" cannot solve the problem, I suggest you change your attitude and thinking.
Text 1
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 706
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,177 of 84,292