一句话

一句話

yījùhuà

phrase HSK 5

Meanings

1 in a word
2 in short
3 one sentence

Characters

sentence; classifier for sentences

Examples

一句话，我不同意。

Yī jù huà, wǒ bù tóngyì.

In short, I disagree.

他一句话也没说就走了。

Tā yī jù huà yě méi shuō jiù zǒu le.

He left without saying a single word.

一句话总结：努力就会成功。

Yī jù huà zǒngjié: nǔlì jiù huì chénggōng.

To sum up in one sentence: hard work leads to success.

Tips

usage

When used at the beginning of a sentence, 一句话 means 'to put it simply' or 'in short'. When used with 也/都, it means 'not even one word'.

grammar

一句话也没说 (didn't say a single word) uses the 一...也/都...不/没 pattern for emphasis.

Stroke Order

一 yī

句 jù

话 huà