Word: 句 (jù, gōu, gòu)

他区区几句话就说服了我。

Tā qūqū jǐ jù huà jiù shuōfúle wǒ.

He convinced me with just a few words.

他常把这句名言挂在嘴边。

Tā cháng bǎ zhè jù míngyán guàzàizuǐbiān.

He often has this saying on his lips.

他故意说那句话来挑衅我。

Tā gùyì shuō nà jù huà lái tiǎoxìn wǒ.

He said that on purpose to provoke me.

他无法理解这句话。

Tā wúfǎ lǐjiě zhè jù huà.

He couldn't understand the sentence.

他考砸了，同学还挖苦他几句。

Tā kǎozá le, tóngxué hái wākǔ tā jǐ jù.

He did badly on the exam, and his classmates made a few cutting remarks at him.

他被老师批评后，还想辩解几句。

Tā bèi lǎoshī pīpíng hòu, hái xiǎng biànjiě jǐ jù.

After the teacher criticized him, he still wanted to say a few words in his defense.

他这句话还有别的含义。

Tā zhè jù huà háiyǒu biéde hányì.

His words carry another meaning as well.

你不懂这句句子，不是吗？

Nǐ bù dǒng zhè jù jùzi, bú shì ma?

You can't understand this sentence, can you?

你信家和万事兴这句话吗？

Nǐ xìn jiāhéwànshìxīng zhè jù huà ma?

Do you believe the saying that a harmonious family prospers in all things?

你只要说句话，我就走。

Nǐ zhǐyào shuō jù huà, wǒ jiù zǒu.

All you have to do is say the word, and I'll leave.

你可以用这种方式表达这句话。

Nǐ kěyǐ yòng zhèzhǒng fāngshì biǎodá zhè jù huà.

You can express the sentence this way.

你听出他这句话的内涵了吗？

Nǐ tīng chū tā zhè jù huà de nèihán le ma?

Did you catch the implication of what he said?

你听过这句俗话吗？

Nǐ tīngguo zhè jù súhuà ma?

Have you heard this saying before?

你应该重写这句话。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhòng xiě zhè jù huà.

You should rewrite this sentence.

你怎么解读他这句话？

Nǐ zěnme jiědú tā zhè jù huà?

How do you interpret what he said?

你最喜欢的句子是哪句？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de jùzi shì nǎ jù?

What is your favorite sentence?

你能告诉我这句警句是谁说的吗？

Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ zhè jù jǐngjù shì shéi shuō de ma?

Can you tell me who said this aphorism?

别忘了给这句话加上引号。

Bié wàngle gěi zhè jù huà jiāshàng yǐnhào.

Don't forget to put quotation marks around this sentence.

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

十句谚语九句真

shí jù yànyǔ jiǔ jù zhēn

of ten proverbs, nine are true

口服千句,不如心应一声

kǒufú qiān jù,bùrú xīn yìng yìshēng

a thousand verbal assents are not worth one answer from the heart

句末要加一个标点符号。

Jù mò yào jiā yí gè biāodiǎnfúhào.

You need to put a punctuation mark at the end of a sentence.

句末要用什么标点？

Jù mò yào yòng shénme biāodiǎn?

What punctuation mark should go at the end of the sentence?

她说的每句话都是事实。

Tā shuō de měi jù huà dōu shì shìshí.

Whatever she says is true.

宁跟明白人打一架，不跟糊涂人说句话

nìng gēn míngbáirén dǎ yí jià, bù gēn hútu rén shuō jù huà

better to fight a sensible person than say a word to a muddled one

您能为我解释这句句子的意思吗？

Nín néng wèi wǒ jiěshì zhè jù jùzi de yìsi ma?

Will you please explain the meaning of this sentence to me?

我不会再说这句话了。

Wǒ búhuì zàishuō zhè jù huà le.

I'm not going to say it again.

我不明白这句话。

Wǒ bù míngbai zhè jù huà.

I don't understand this sentence.

我不明白这句话的意思。

Wǒ bù míngbai zhè jù huà de yìsi.

I don't understand the meaning of this phrase.

我会更倾向于第二句话。

Wǒ huì gèng qīngxiàng yú dì'èr jù huà.

I would prefer the second sentence.

我在揣摩他这句话的意思。

Wǒ zài chuǎimó tā zhè jù huà de yìsi.

I'm trying to work out what he meant by that.

我想和你说几句话。

Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ shuō jǐ jù huà.

I would like to have a word with you.

我想知道这句话的意思。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào zhè jù huà de yìsi.

I wonder what this phrase means.

我没有添加这句句子。

Wǒ méiyǒu tiānjiā zhè jù jùzi.

I didn't add this sentence.

我没领会这句话的意思。

Wǒ méi lǐnghuì zhè jù huà de yìsi.

I didn't grasp the meaning of this sentence.

把这句句子翻成英语。

Bǎ zhè jù jùzi fān chéng Yīngyǔ.

Put this sentence into English.

把这句话翻译成韩语。

Bǎ zhè jù huà fānyì chéng Hányǔ.

Translate this sentence into Korean.

演讲开始，鄙人先说几句。

Yǎnjiǎng kāishǐ, bǐrén xiān shuō jǐ jù.

As the speech begins, allow me to say a few words first.

结尾那句话真是画龙点睛。

Jiéwěi nà jù huà zhēnshi huàlóngdiǎnjīng.

That last sentence really clinches the point.

老师给我们讲了这句诗里的典故。

Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen jiǎngle zhè jù shī lǐ de diǎngù.

The teacher told us about the allusion in this line of poetry.

老师让我重复了这句话。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒ chóngfù le zhè jù huà.

The teacher made me repeat the sentence.

老鼠啃书本,字字句句往肚子里吃

lǎoshǔ kěnshūběn,zì zìjù jù wǎng dǔzi li chī

a mouse gnawing a book: every word goes into its stomach

脱离语境，这句话会被误会。

Tuōlí yǔjìng, zhè jù huà huì bèi wùhuì.

Taken out of context, this sentence will be misunderstood.

见面先说几句客套话吧。

Jiànmiàn xiān shuō jǐ jù kètàohuà ba.

Let's start with a few polite pleasantries when we meet.

说句实话，他真的尽力了。

Shuō jù shíhuà, tā zhēnde jìnlì le.

In all fairness, he did do his best.

说句简单的话。

Shuō jù jiǎndān de huà.

Say a simple phrase.

请容许我说几句话，好吗？

Qǐng róngxǔ wǒ shuō jǐ jù huà, hǎo ma?

Please allow me to say a few words, all right?

请跟我解释这句话。

Qǐng gēn wǒ jiěshì zhè jù huà.

Please explain this sentence to me.

诸位先生，请听我说几句话。

Zhūwèi xiānsheng, qǐng tīng wǒ shuō jǐ jù huà.

Sirs, please allow me to say a few words.

读这句话的时候，中间要有停顿。

Dú zhè jù huà de shíhou, zhōngjiān yào yǒu tíngdùn.

When you read this sentence, you need a pause in the middle.

这句俗话你听过吗？

Zhè jù súhuà nǐ tīngguo ma?

Have you heard this common saying?

这句俗语是什么意思？

Zhè jù súyǔ shì shénme yìsi?

What does this saying mean?

这句口号成了大家的呐喊。

Zhè jù kǒuhào chéng le dàjiā de nàhǎn.

This slogan became everyone's rallying cry.

这句句子意思模糊。

Zhè jù jùzi yìsi móhu.

The meaning of this sentence is obscure.

这句名句我在书上读过。

Zhè jù míngjù wǒ zài shū shàng dúguo.

I've read this famous line in a book.

这句格言我一直记着。

Zhè jù géyán wǒ yìzhí jì zhe.

I've always remembered this maxim.

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.

这句诗的出处是哪里？

Zhè jù shī de chūchǔ shì nǎlǐ?

Where does this line of poetry come from?

这句话出自一首老诗。

Zhè jù huà chūzì yì shǒu lǎo shī.

This line comes from an old poem.

这句话后面应该加问号。

Zhè jù huà hòumian yīnggāi jiā wènhào.

This sentence should have a question mark after it.

这句话已经成了她的口号。

Zhè jù huà yǐjīng chéng le tā de kǒuhào.

That sentence has become her catchphrase.

这句话成了她的口头禅。

Zhè jù huà chéng le tā de kǒutóuchán.

That sentence has become her favorite expression.

这句话是什么意思呀？

Zhè jù huà shì shénme yìsi ya?

What does this sentence mean?

这句话是当地人的惯用语。

Zhè jù huà shì dāngdì rén de guànyòngyǔ.

This is a colloquial expression used by the locals.

这句话有个错。

Zhè jù huà yǒu gè cuò.

There is an error in this sentence.

这句话没意思。

Zhè jù huà méiyìsi.

This sentence doesn't make sense.

这句话没有对应的英文说法。

Zhè jù huà méiyǒu duìyìng de Yīngwén shuōfa.

This sentence has no equivalent expression in English.

这句话的意思有点含糊。

Zhè jù huà de yìsi yǒudiǎn hánhu.

The meaning of this sentence is a bit ambiguous.

这句话的表述有点儿不清楚。

Zhè jù huà de biǎoshù yǒudiǎnr bù qīngchu.

The wording of this sentence is a bit unclear.

这句话的语义不太清楚。

Zhè jù huà de yǔyì bú tài qīngchu.

The meaning of this sentence isn't very clear.

这句话的语序不对。

Zhè jù huà de yǔxù bú duì.

The word order of this sentence is wrong.

这句话能再简练点吗？

Zhè jù huà néng zài jiǎnliàn diǎn ma?

Could this sentence be made a bit more succinct?

这句话触动了他的伤心事。

Zhè jù huà chùdòngle tā de shāngxīn shì.

These words stirred up his painful memories.

这句话让球队充满了斗志。

Zhè jù huà ràng qiúduì chōngmǎnle dòuzhì.

These words filled the team with fighting spirit.

这句话里好像藏着玄机。

Zhè jù huà lǐ hǎoxiàng cáng zhe xuánjī.

There seems to be a hidden mystery in this sentence.

这句话里有深刻的哲理。

Zhè jù huà lǐ yǒu shēnkè de zhélǐ.

There is deep philosophical thinking in this sentence.

这句谚语是什么意思？

Zhè jù yànyǔ shì shénme yìsi?

What does this proverb mean?

迟到的人被经理训了几句。

Chídào de rén bèi jīnglǐ xùnle jǐ jù.

The people who were late got a few harsh words from the manager.