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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 ju4sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
2句子 句子 ziju4 zi5sentence; Classifiers:
3一句话 一句話 huàyi1 ju4 hua4in a word; in short
4语句 語句 yu3 ju4sentence
5换句话说 換句話說 huàn huà shuōhuan4 ju4 hua4 shuo1in other words
6诗句 詩句 shī shi1 ju4verse; Classifiers:
7句法 句法 ju4 fa3syntax
8词句 詞句 ci2 ju4words and sentences
9比较子句 比較子句 jiào bi3 jiao4 zi3 ju4comparative clause (linguistics)
10闭门觅句 閉門覓句 mén bi4 men2 mi4 ju4lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
11宾语关系从句 賓語關係從句 bīn guān cóng bin1 yu3 guan1 xi4 cong2 ju4object relative clause
12病句 病句 bìng bing4 ju4defective sentence; error (of grammar or logic)
13陈述句 陳述句 chén shù chen2 shu4 ju4declarative sentence
14从句 從句 cóng cong2 ju4clause
15单句 單句 dān dan1 ju4simple sentence (grammar)
16倒装句 倒裝句 dào zhuāng dao4 zhuang1 ju4inversion (rhetoric device of inverting the word order for heightened effect); anastrophe
17读破句 讀破句 du2 po4 ju4incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point
18独语句 獨語句 du2 yu3 ju4one-word sentence
19短句 短句 duǎn duan3 ju4clause
20断句 斷句 duàn duan4 ju4to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing; to punctuate
21断章摘句 斷章摘句 duàn zhāng zhāi duan4 zhang1 zhai1 ju4to lift a sentence out of context; to quote isolated passages (idiom)
22掇句成章 掇句成章 duō chéng zhāngduo1 ju4 cheng2 zhang1to stud a composition with picked-up phrases (idiom)
23反问句 反問句 fǎn wèn fan3 wen4 ju4rhetorical question
24分句 分句 fēn fen1 ju4clause (grammar)
25否定句 否定句 fǒu dìng fou3 ding4 ju4negative sentence
26复句 複句 fu4 ju4compound phrase
27感叹句 感嘆句 gǎn tàn gan3 tan4 ju4exclamation; exclamatory phrase
28话不投机半句多 話不投機半句多 huà tóu bàn duōhua4 bu4 tou2 ji1 ban4 ju4 duo1when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
29假肯定句 假肯定句 jiǎ kěn dìng jia3 ken3 ding4 ju4false affirmative
30结果子句 結果子句 jié guǒ jie2 guo3 zi3 ju4answer clause
31锦囊佳句 錦囊佳句 jǐn náng jiā jin3 nang2 jia1 ju4fine verses (idiom)
32警句 警句 jǐng jing3 ju4aphorism
33句点 句點 diǎnju4 dian3period (punctuation); (fig.) endpoint; finish
34句读 句讀 dòuju4 dou4punctuation of a sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used); period 句号 and comma 逗号 ; sentences and phrases; pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used); punctuation; periods and commas; sentences and phrases
35句法分析 句法分析 fēn ju4 fa3 fen1 xi1syntactic analysis
36句法意识 句法意識 shíju4 fa3 yi4 shi2syntactic awareness
37句号 句號 hàoju4 hao4full stop; period (punct.)
38句句实话 句句實話 shí huàju4 ju4 shi2 hua4to speak honestly (idiom)
39句句是假 句句是假 shì jiǎju4 ju4 shi4 jia3The statement is entirely inconsistent with facts. (idiom)
40句骊河 句驪河 Ju4 li2 He2pre-Han name of Liao River 辽河
41句群 句群 qúnju4 qun2discourse; group of sentences with clear meaning; narrative
42句容 句容 róngJu4 rong2Jurong county level city in Zhenjiang 镇江 , Jiangsu
43句容市 句容市 róng shìJu4 rong2 shi4Jurong county level city in Zhenjiang 镇江 , Jiangsu
44句式 句式 shìju4 shi4sentence pattern; sentence structure; syntax
45句首 句首 shǒuju4 shou3start of phrase or sentence
46句数 句數 shùju4 shu4number of sentences; number of lines (in verse etc)
47句型 句型 xíngju4 xing2sentence pattern (in grammar)
48句形结构 句形結構 xíng jié gòuju4 xing2 jie2 gou4syntactic structure
49绝句 絕句 jué jue2 ju4quatrain (poetic form)
50肯定并例句 肯定並例句 kěn dìng bìng ken3 ding4 bing4 li4 ju4active conjoined sentence
51肯定句 肯定句 kěn dìng ken3 ding4 ju4affirmative sentence
52例句 例句 li4 ju4example sentence
53炼句 煉句 liàn lian4 ju4to polish a phrase
54两句 兩句 liǎng liang3 ju4(say) a few words
55觅句 覓句 mi4 ju4to search for the right word (of poet)
56名句 名句 míng ming2 ju4famous saying; celebrated phrase
57命令句 命令句 mìng lìng ming4 ling4 ju4imperative sentence
58俳句 俳句 pái pai2 ju4haiku
59祈使句 祈使句 shǐ qi2 shi3 ju4imperative sentence
60三句话不离本行 三句話不離本行 sān huà běn hángsan1 ju4 hua4 bu4 li2 ben3 hang2to talk shop all the time (idiom)
61三言两句 三言兩句 sān yán liǎng san1 yan2 liang3 ju4in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
62特指问句 特指問句 zhǐ wèn te4 zhi3 wen4 ju4wh-question (linguistics)
63条件句 條件句 tiáo jiàn tiao2 jian4 ju4conditional clause
64五言绝句 五言絕句 yán jué wu3 yan2 jue2 ju4poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line
65寻章摘句 尋章摘句 xún zhāng zhāi xun2 zhang1 zhai1 ju4to write in clichés without originality; to labor over the wording in a pointless manner (idiom)
66一句 一句 yi1 ju4a line of verse; a sentence
67疑问句 疑問句 wèn yi2 wen4 ju4question (grammar); interrogative sentence
68引用句 引用句 yǐn yòng yin3 yong4 ju4quotation
69有一句没一句 有一句沒一句 yǒu méi you3 yi1 ju4 mei2 yi1 ju4to speak one minute and be quiet the next
70乐句 樂句 yuè yue4 ju4musical phrase
71造句 造句 zào zao4 ju4sentence-making
72摘句成章 摘句成章 zhāi chéng zhāngzhai1 ju4 cheng2 zhang1to stud a composition with picked-up phrases (idiom)
73真否定句 真否定句 zhēn fǒu dìng zhen1 fou3 ding4 ju4true negative (TN)
74斟句酌意 斟句酌意 zhēn zhuó zhen1 ju4 zhuo2 yi4to study a sentence intensively and elicit its meaning (idiom)
75真肯定句 真肯定句 zhēn kěn dìng zhen1 ken3 ding4 ju4true affirmative (TA)
76斟酌字句 斟酌字句 zhēn zhuó zhen1 zhuo2 zi4 ju4to measure one's words
77中心埋置关系从句 中心埋置關係從句 zhōng xīn mái zhì guān cóng zhong1 xin1 mai2 zhi4 guan1 xi4 cong2 ju4center-embedded relative clauses
78逐字逐句 逐字逐句 zhú zhú zhu2 zi4 zhu2 ju4literal; word by word and phrase by phrase
79主谓句 主謂句 zhǔ wèi zhu3 wei4 ju4subject-predicate sentence; subject-predicate clause
80琢句雕词 琢句雕詞 zhuó diāo zhuo2 ju4 diao1 ci2to polish sentences and phrases (idiom)
81子句 子句 zi3 ju4clause (grammar)
82字句 字句 zi4 ju4words; expressions; writing
83字句通顺 字句通順 tōng shùnzi4 ju4 tong1 shun4coherent and smooth writing (idiom)
84字斟句酌 字斟句酌 zhēn zhuózi4 zhen1 ju4 zhuo2weighing every word

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