句 (jù): sentence, clause, phrase, classifier for phrases or lines of verse
句 (jù) is a Chinese character meaning “sentence.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 勹 (structural) and 口 (structural). It ranks #707 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 句 a phrase 勹 from the mouth 口. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- sentence
- clause
- phrase
- classifier for phrases or lines of verse
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA phrase 勹 from the mouth 口
Decomposition: ⿹勹口 (layout: surround-from-upper-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 句
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 换句话说adverb | huàn jù huà shuō | in other words |
| 句号noun | jù hào | full stop |
| 诗句noun | shī jù | verse |
| 语句noun | yǔ jù | sentence |
| 俳句noun | pái jù | haiku (Japanese poetic form) |
| 词句noun | cí jù | words and sentences |
| 字句noun | zì jù | words |
| 警句noun | jǐng jù | aphorism |
| 疑问句 | yí wèn jù | question (grammar) |
| 造句verb | zào jù | sentence-making |
| 断句verb | duàn jù | to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing |
| 名句noun | míng jù | oft-quoted phrase |
| 陈述句noun | chén shù jù | declarative sentence |
| 句法noun | jù fǎ | syntax |
| 逐字逐句phrase | zhú zì zhú jù | literal |
句 appears in 70 compound words: 21 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 句 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
Example Sentences
他句才很好，能言善辩，是个出色的律师。
tā gōu cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He is eloquent and persuasive, an outstanding lawyer.
...癌走了!好友忆去年两人看刘德华电影 她一句话成遗憾
. . . ái zǒu le ! hǎo yǒu yì qù nián liǎng rén kàn liú dé huá diàn yǐng tā yī jù huà chéng yí hàn
... The cancer is gone! Friends recalled that last year, the two watched Andy Lau's movie, and her words became regrets
...靠向美国!黄介正点出最怕川普对台湾说“这句话”
. . . kào xiàng měi guó ! huáng jiè zhèng diǎn chū zuì pà chuān pǔ duì tái wān shuō zhè jù huà
... Leaning towards the United States! Huang Jiezheng pointed out that he was most afraid of Trump saying "this sentence" to Taiwan
Brian讲《夜王》被剪爆金句:啲波Cut晒,好多人想睇Renci个波...
B r i a n jiǎng yè wáng bèi jiǎn bào jīn jù : 啲 bō C u t shài , hǎo duō rén xiǎng 睇 R e n c i gè bō . . .
Brian said that "The Night King" was cut to pieces: "The balls are cut, and many people want to see Renci's balls...
千问“一句话下单”受年轻人追捧,00后占比超40%...
qiān wèn yī jù huà xià dān shòu nián qīng rén zhuī pěng , 0 0 hòu zhàn bǐ chāo 4 0 . . .
Qianwen's "one-sentence order" is sought after by young people, and the post-00s account for more than 40%...
一杯热水赠归人 一句感谢显温情 环兰高速人:点滴之..
yī bēi rè shuǐ zèng guī rén yī jù gǎn xiè xiǎn wēn qíng huán lán gāo sù rén : diǎn dī zhī . .
A cup of hot water is given to the person A word of thanks to show warmth Huanlan Expressway people: drip:
顺便说一句，你最近见过他吗？
Shùnbiàn shuō yījù, nǐ zuìjìn jiàn guo tā ma?
By the way, have you seen him lately?
你可不可以帮我把这些句子翻译成中文？
Nǐ kěbu kěyǐ bāng wǒ bǎ zhèxiē jùzi fānyì chéng Zhōngwén?
Can you help me to translate these sentences into Chinese?
顺便问一句，你今晚有空吗？
Shùnbiàn wèn yījù, nǐ jīnwǎn yǒu kòng ma?
By the way, are you free tonight?
顺便问一句，你们已经去过北海道了吗？
Shùnbiàn wèn yījù, nǐmen yǐjīng qù guo Běihǎidào le ma?
By the way, have you ever been to Hokkaido?
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