警句

jǐngjù

noun #33,470

Measure Word

一句警句 jù

Meanings

1 aphorism
2 epigram
3 pithy saying
4 memorable phrase

Characters

to warn, awaken

sentence, phrase

Examples

HSK 4

她随手记下了几句警句。

Tā suíshǒu jìxià le jǐ jù jǐngjù.

She jotted down a few aphorisms on the fly.

HSK 7-9

鲁迅的杂文里有不少警句。

Lǔ Xùn de záwén lǐ yǒu bùshǎo jǐngjù.

Lu Xun's essays contain many memorable aphorisms.

Tips

memory

警 here is not "police" but its older meaning "to warn / awaken," + 句 "sentence." So 警句 literally is "a sentence that wakes you up" - which is exactly what an epigram does. Same 警 sense in 警示 (warning), 警觉 (alert), and 警钟 (a wake-up bell).

Stroke Order

警 jǐng

句 jù