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
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap
• 盘子/盤子pánzi (second tone, rising)plate, dish
• 个子/個子gèzi (fourth tone, falling)height, stature (of a person)
• 裙子qúnzi (second tone, rising)skirt, dress
• 筷子kuàizi (fourth tone, falling)chopsticks
• 裤子/褲子kùzi (fourth tone, falling)trousers, a pair of trousers
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail