短语 (duǎn yǔ) — phrase (linguistics)

Definition

Examples

• 在汉语学习中，掌握常用短语很重要。
  Zài hàn yǔ xué xí zhōng, zhǎng wò cháng yòng duǎn yǔ hěn zhòng yào.
  In studying Chinese, it's very important to master common phrases.
• 这个短语的意思是什么？
  Zhè ge duǎn yǔ de yì si shì shén me?
  What does this phrase mean?
• 老师让我们用这个短语造句。
  Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yòng zhè ge duǎn yǔ zào jù.
  The teacher asked us to make a sentence using this phrase.