Word: 一句 (yījù)

一句话引发了大家的讨论。

Yíjù huà yǐnfāle dàjiā de tǎolùn.

One remark set off a discussion among everyone.

人前一句话，神前一炉香

rén qián yíjù huà, shén qián yì lúxiāng

a word before people, an incense burner before the gods

他一天也没跟我说一句话。

Tā yì tiān yě méi gēn wǒ shuō yíjù huà.

He didn't say a word to me all day.

他不经意的一句话伤了我。

Tā bùjīngyì de yíjù huà shāngle wǒ.

A careless remark of his hurt me.

他开会的时候一句话也没有说。

Tā kāihuì de shíhou yíjù huà yě méiyǒu shuō.

He kept silent during the meeting.

他把长长的故事提炼成了一句话。

Tā bǎ chángcháng de gùshi tíliàn chéng le yíjù huà.

He distilled the long story into a single sentence.

他没说一句话就离开了。

Tā méi shuō yíjù huà jiù líkāile.

He went away without saying a word.

他说的没有一句实话。

Tā shuō de méiyǒu yíjù shíhuà.

There isn't a grain of truth in what he says.

他说的话没有一句是真的。

Tā shuō de huà méiyǒu yíjù shì zhēnde.

There is not a scrap of truth in his words.

你最喜欢论语里的哪一句？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan Lúnyǔ lǐ de nǎ yíjù?

Which line in the Analects do you like best?

信的结尾，他写了一句谢谢。

Xìn de jiéwěi, tā xiěle yíjù xièxie.

At the end of the letter, he wrote a line of thanks.

冒昧问一句，您今年多大了？

Màomèi wèn yíjù, nín jīnnián duō dàle?

If I may be so bold as to ask, how old are you this year?

十句好话顶不上一句丑话

shí jù hǎohuà dǐng bú shàng yíjù chǒuhuà

ten kind words don't outweigh one ugly word

大家聊天，他插了一句。

Dàjiā liáotiān, tā chāle yíjù.

While everyone was chatting, he chimed in with a remark.

她笑着反问了我一句。

Tā xiàozhe fǎnwènle wǒ yíjù.

She smiled and asked me a question in reply.

她苏醒后，第一句话是问孩子。

Tā sūxǐng hòu, dì yījù huà shì wèn háizi.

When she regained consciousness, her first words were to ask about her child.

我能用法语加一句句子吗？

Wǒ néng yòng Fǎyǔ jiā yíjù jùzi ma?

Can I enter a sentence in French?

教室的墙上写着一句名言。

Jiàoshì de qiáng shàng xiězhe yíjù míngyán.

A famous saying is written on the classroom wall.

翻译时他遗漏了一句话。

Fānyì shí tā yílòu le yíjù huà.

He left out a sentence while translating.

老人送我一句金玉良言。

Lǎorén sòng wǒ yíjù jīnyùliángyán.

The old man gave me a piece of priceless advice.

老师的一句话启示了我。

Lǎoshī de yíjù huà qǐshìle wǒ.

One remark from my teacher enlightened me.

自始至终，他都没有说过一句话。

Zìshǐzhìzhōng, tā dōu méiyǒu shuōguo yíjù huà.

From start to finish, he didn't say a single word.

自始至终，她都没有说一句话。

Zìshǐzhìzhōng, tā dōu méiyǒu shuō yíjù huà.

From start to finish, she didn't say a single word.

良言一句三冬暖，恶语伤人六月寒

liángyán yíjù sān dōng nuǎn, èyǔshāngrénliùyuèhán

one kind word warms three winter months; a cruel word chills one in June

记者引述了专家的一句话。

Jìzhě yǐnshùle zhuānjiā de yíjù huà.

The reporter quoted a remark from the expert.

这不是一句话。

Zhè bú shì yíjù huà.

This is not a sentence.

这件事很难一句话概括。

Zhè jiàn shì hěn nán yíjù huà gàikuò.

This matter is hard to sum up in one sentence.

这句诗是他最喜欢的一句名句。

Zhè jù shī shì tā zuì xǐhuan de yíjù míngjù.

This line of poetry is his favorite famous line.

这座桥的记载只有一句话。

Zhè zuò qiáo de jìzǎi zhǐyǒu yíjù huà.

The written account of this bridge is only one sentence long.

这本书每一句句子都很重要。

Zhè běn shū měi yíjù jùzi dōu hěn zhòngyào.

Every sentence in this book is important.

顺便说一句，你最近见过他吗？

Shùnbiàn shuō yíjù, nǐ zuìjìn jiànguo tā ma?

By the way, have you seen him lately?