句 jù
“sentence; clause; phrase”
measure word2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
句 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 722: 句 jù — Level 3; official annotation 3 (量). PDF page 98
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 句
句 (jù) is a measure word for a sentence or an utterance: 一句话, 说几句话, 这句话. The related noun for 'sentence' is 句子, which is counted with 个 (一个句子). Used with 一 and a negative, 一句话也没说 means 'didn't say a single word'.
例句Example sentences
- 这句话是什么意思？zhè jù huà shì shén me yì si?What does this sentence mean?
- 他一句话也没说就走了。tā yí jù huà yě méi shuō jiù zǒu le.He left without saying a single word.
- 老师让我们用这个词写三句话。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yòng zhè ge cí xiě sān jù huà.The teacher asked us to write three sentences with this word.
易混词Easily confused
句vs段
句 counts single sentences; 段 counts a paragraph or a stretch of text, as in 一段话 or 一段文章.
义项All meanings
- gōu: variant of 勾
- jù: sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
相关词语Related words
- 句子 jù zi