sentence

clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse

wrap (勹) + mouth (口) = a bounded unit of speech

The wrapping stroke 勹 encloses the mouth 口, suggesting words gathered and bounded into a unit. A sentence is speech given shape and limits.

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To wrapSemantic
MouthSemantic

话说得很有道理。

zhè jù huà shuō de hěn yǒu dào lǐ。

This sentence is very reasonable.

他只记住了诗的第一

tā zhǐ jì zhù le shī de dì yī jù。

He only memorized the first line of the poem.

Words with 句

逐字逐句

zhú zì zhú jù

literal; word for word

造句

zào jù

sentence-making

金句

jīn jù

pearl of wisdom; quotable quote

闭门觅句

bì mén mì jù

lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing

陈述句

chén shù jù

declarative sentence

复句

fù jù

compound phrase

高句丽

gāo gōu lí

Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms

一句

yī jù

a line of verse

一句话

yī jù huà

in a word; in short

三句话不离本行

sān jù huà bù lí běn háng

to talk shop all the time (idiom)

三言两句

sān yán liǎng jù

in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

主谓句

zhǔ wèi jù

subject-predicate sentence

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