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句 jù · gōu

measure word for sentences; sentence

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 3
Radical
口
Type
Ideograph
Made of 勹口 ⿹勹口

Memory hint: A phrase 勹 from the mouth 口

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  1. 这个句子很长。
    Zhège jùzi hěn cháng.
    This sentence is very long.
    this (measure) sentence very long
  2. 你能读一下这句话吗？
    Nǐ néng dú yíxià zhè jù huà ma?
    Can you read this sentence?
    you can read a-bit this (measure) speech (question)
  3. 请把这个句子翻译一下。
    Qǐng bǎ zhège jùzi fānyì yíxià.
    Please translate this sentence.
    please (particle) this (measure) sentence translate a-bit
  4. 这不是一个完整的句子。
    Zhè bú shì yí ge wánzhěng de jùzi.
    This isn't a complete sentence.
    this not is one (measure) complete (particle) sentence
  5. 上课时，老师写了一句新句子。
    Shàngkè shí, lǎoshī xiěle yí jù xīn jùzi.
    During class, the teacher wrote a new sentence.
    attend-class time, teacher write(particle) one (measure) new sentence

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