句子 jùzi — sentence

Meanings

1. 1

   sentence

   A complete sentence. Chinese counts the units of writing in a tidy series: 字 a character, 词 a word, 句子 a sentence, 段 a paragraph.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 子

  zǐ (third tone, dipping) zi (neutral tone)

  child, son; a seed; (unstressed, zi) the noun suffix of 桌子, 儿子, 孩子

  3 strokesRadical 子

Example sentences

• 这个句子是什么意思？/這個句子是什麼意思？Zhège (fourth tone, falling) jùzi (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) shénme (second tone, rising) yìsi? (fourth tone, falling)···

  What does this sentence mean?

• 老师让我们读这些句子。/老師讓我們讀這些句子。Lǎoshī (third tone, dipping) ràng (fourth tone, falling) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) dú (second tone, rising) zhèxiē (fourth tone, falling) jùzi. (fourth tone, falling)···

  The teacher had us read these sentences.

Similar words

Words containing 子

• 孩子háizi (second tone, rising)child, kid
• 子zǐ (third tone, dipping)son
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 房子fáng (second tone, rising) zi (neutral tone)house
• 样子/樣子yàng (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)appearance
• 日子rì (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)day
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 电子/電子diàn (fourth tone, falling) zǐ (third tone, dipping)electronic
• 女子nǚ (third tone, dipping) zǐ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 一辈子/一輩子yī (first tone, high and level) bèi (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)(for) a lifetime
• 男子nán (second tone, rising) zǐ (third tone, dipping)a man; a male
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 肚子dù (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)belly
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap