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Usage note

用于表示一话的意思。例如,我们可以用来描述一个简单的子或一组词语组成的完整意思。

jù yòng yú biǎoshì yī gùn de yìsi. rúkě wǒmen kěyǐ yòng jù lái bǐsài yí gè jiǎndān de jùzi huò zhǔyú cíyǔ zōngchēng de wánzhěn yìsi.

The word 句 is used to indicate the meaning of a sentence. For example, we can use 句 to describe a simple sentence or a group of words that form a complete idea.

Context note

常见于日常对话、故事讲述和文章写作中。例如,我们在说一个完整的故事时,可能会用到多个子来表达不同的意思。

jù jìncān yú rìcháng huàdá、gùshù shuōlù hé wénzhāng xiězuò zhōng.

The word 句 is commonly found in everyday conversations, storytelling, and writing articles. For example, when telling a complete story, we might use multiple sentences to express different ideas.

5 examples

这是一个子。
zhè shì yí gè jù zi。
This is a sentence.
我喜欢吃苹果
wǒ xǐ huan chī píng guǒ jù。
I like to eat apples.
他每天早上跑步
tā měi tiān zǎo shàng pǎo bù jù。
He runs every morning.
你去过北京
nǐ qù guò běi jīng jù。
Have you been to Beijing?
我喜欢学习新知识
wǒ xǐ huan xué xí xīn zhī shi jù。
I like to learn new knowledge.

5 mini stories

小明每天早上跑步,然后吃早饭
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng pǎo bù jù, rán hòu chī zǎo fàn jù。
Xiaoming runs every morning, then eats breakfast.
妈妈告诉我,要多吃蔬菜
mā ma gào sù wǒ jù, yào duō chī shū cài jù。
Mom tells me to eat more vegetables.
老师说,学习很重要
lǎo shī shuō jù, xué xí hěn zhòng yào jù。
The teacher says that studying is very important.
我们一起去公园玩,然后回家
wǒ men yì qǐ qù gōng yuán wán jù, rán hòu huí jiā jù。
We go to the park to play, then go home.
小红每天早上读书,晚上写作业
xiǎo hóng měi tiān zǎo shàng dú shū jù, wǎn shàng xiě zuò yè jù。
Xiaohong reads books every morning and does homework at night.

Mini dialogue

说一句话

A
请用中文说一话。
Qǐng yòng Zhōngwén shuō yī jù huà.
Please say a sentence in Chinese.
B
我喜欢学中文。
Wǒ xǐhuan xué Zhōngwén.
I like learning Chinese.

这句话的意思

A
话是什么意思?
Zhè jù huà shì shénme yìsi?
What does this sentence mean?
B
它的意思是“你好”。
Tā de yìsi shì “nǐ hǎo”.
It means 'hello'.

Related words and contrasts

related
character; word

字 are single characters, 句 is a group of words forming a sentence.

related
huà
speech; spoken words

话 refers to spoken language, 句 is a grammatical unit of written or spoken language.

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