Definition
造句 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to make/form a sentence' — it's what teachers ask you to do in language class to show you understand a new word. When you need to talk about making a specific number or type of sentence, the verb splits: 造 + (number + measure word) + 句, for example 造一个句 (make one sentence) or 造了好几个句 (made several sentences).
v.o.
to make a sentenceto form a sentence (especially as a language learning exercise)
Examples
- “”造句。Qǐng yòng "suīrán" zào jù.Please make a sentence using "although".
- 。Tā zào le yí gè hěn cháng de jù.He made a very long sentence.
- 。Xuéshēng yòng xīn xué de cí zào le jǐ gè jù.The students made several sentences using newly learned words.
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