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句
jù
1. sentence
2. clause
3. phrase
4. classifier for phrases or lines of verse
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

句
jù
sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza
HSK 3 5 丶

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
HSK 3
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 (1)

“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".
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Alternate Entries

句
gōu
variant of [[勾<gōu>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
706
Word Frequency Rank
1,177 of 84,292