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jù
句
💬Essential
Meaning
Classifier for sentences and lines of speech.
💡 Memory Tip
句 is for sentences. 'Let me say one sentence' = 我说一句话.
Examples
一句话
yī jù huà
one sentence
两句诗
liǎng jù shī
two lines of poetry
Common Nouns Used With
话huàspeech / words
诗shīpoem / poetry
歌词gē cílyrics
台词tái cílines (script)
谚语yàn yǔproverb
格言gé yánmaxim / saying
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