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The character 句 consists of the radical 勹 (wrapping) enclosing 口 (mouth). Historically, it shared etymological roots with 勾 (hook), carrying the sense of something bent or curved. When applied to language, as suggested by the mouth component, this idea of a bend or hook evolved metaphorically to represent a natural pause or break in speech. This conceptual shift from a physical curve to a verbal stop gave rise to its modern meaning: a sentence, phrase, or clause in written or spoken language.
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这是一个句子。
他说了一句很重要的话。
请把这句话翻译成英文。
你能造一个疑问句吗？
写文章时要注意句子的通顺。
这个长句的语法结构比较复杂。
这段话由几个并列句构成。
不同的句式可以表达出微妙的语气差异。