字句

zìjù
  1. words
  2. expressions
  3. writing

CEDICT

words and expressions; writing

Wiktionary

文詞、文章中的字與句。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 字 zì
  1. letter
  2. symbol
  3. character
  4. word
  5. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

classifier: 個
2 句 jù
  1. sentence
  2. clause
  3. phrase
  4. classifier for phrases or lines of verse

Containing this entry

斟酌字句 zhēnzhuózìjù to measure one's words

Related entries

言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk
他们永不言弃。

They never give up.

Source: Tatoeba

言語 yányǔ
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. (spoken) language
言语无法形容我有多爱你。

Words cannot describe how much I love you.

Source: Tatoeba

言辭 yáncí
  1. words
  2. expression
  3. what one says
話語 huàyǔ
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. utterance
  4. discourse
严格地讲,这句话语法上有错误。

Strictly speaking, this sentence is grammatically incorrect.

Source: Tatoeba

一席話 yīxíhuà
  1. the content of a conversation
  2. words
  3. remarks
出言 chūyán
  1. to speak
  2. words
唇舌 chúnshé
  1. argument
  2. words
  3. lips and tongue
筆墨 bǐmò
  1. pen and ink
  2. words
  3. writing
那裏的景色美得無法以筆墨形容。

The beauty of the scene was beyond description.

Source: Tatoeba

言談 yántán
  1. discourse
  2. words
  3. utterance
  4. what one says
  5. manner of speech
嘴裡 zuǐlǐ
  1. mouth
  2. in the mouth
  3. on one's lips
  4. speech
  5. words
他嘴里一口方言。

He speaks in a dialect.

Source: Tatoeba

話 huà
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番

话在嘴边

It's on the tip of my tongue.

Source: Tatoeba

文墨 wénmò
  1. writing
  2. culture
著述 zhùshù
  1. writing
  2. to write
  3. to compile
翰 hàn
  1. writing brush
  2. writing
  3. pen
汤姆和约翰关系很好。

Tom is on good terms with John.

Source: Tatoeba

寫作 xiězuò
  1. to write
  2. to compose
  3. writing
  4. written works
没写作业。

I didn't do the homework.

Source: Tatoeba

文 wén
  1. language
  2. culture
  3. writing
  4. formal
  5. literary
  6. gentle
  7. (old) classifier for coins
  8. Kangxi radical 67
他懂義大利文嗎？

Does he know Italian?

Source: Tatoeba

文字 wénzì
  1. character
  2. script
  3. writing
  4. written language
  5. writing style
  6. phraseology

classifier: 個

这是个文字游戏。

It is a word game.

Source: Tatoeba