有 一 句 没 一 句

yǒu yī jù méi yī jùdictionary entry

to speak one minute and be quiet the next

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

有一句沒一句有一句没一句 [you3 yi1 ju4 mei2 yi1 ju4] /to speak one minute and be quiet the next/

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Other forms in these source records: 有一句沒一句

有
yǒu
to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
句
gōu
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jù
sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse
没
méi
(negative prefix for verbs) have not / not
mò
drowned / to end / to die / to inundate
一
yī
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
句
gōu
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jù
sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.