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jù
💬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

huàspeech / words
shīpoem / poetry
歌词gē cílyrics
台词tái cílines (script)
谚语yàn yǔproverb
格言gé yánmaxim / saying

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