﻿{"id":6653,"date":"2017-05-24T17:51:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T09:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=6653"},"modified":"2022-06-03T22:25:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T14:25:26","slug":"how-to-use-chinese-punctuation-and-keyboard-input","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/how-to-use-chinese-punctuation-and-keyboard-input\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use Chinese Punctuation And Keyboard Input"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although there are many similarities between punctuation in written Chinese and English, there are some interesting additions within the Chinese language<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To write using Chinese characters and punctuation using your computer or mobile phone, you need to set up a Chinese keyboard on your device. You can find out how to do this on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/adding-a-chinese-keyboard-to-your-electronic-device\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese keyboard page<\/a>, complete with instructional images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese punctuation markers can be divided into two categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u70b9\u53f7 (di\u01cen h\u00e0o) is used to express a pause<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/dianhao\/98547\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u70b9\u53f7<\/a> (di\u01cen h\u00e0o) punctuation are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/juhao\/9954\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u53e5\u53f7<\/a> (j\u00f9 h\u00e0o)\uff08 \u3002\uff09period \/ full stop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/douhao\/85169\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u9017\u53f7<\/a> (d\u00f2u h\u00e0o)\uff08 \uff0c\uff09comma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/wenhao\/11246\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u95ee\u53f7<\/a> (w\u00e8n h\u00e0o)\uff08 \uff1f\uff09question mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%84%9F%E5%8F%B9%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u611f\u53f9\u53f7<\/a> (g\u01cen t\u00e0n h\u00e0o)\uff08 \uff01\uff09exclamation mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/dunhao\/94269\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u987f\u53f7<\/a> (d\u00f9n h\u00e0o)\uff08\u3001\uff09Chinese back sloping comma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/fenhao\/10672\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5206\u53f7<\/a> (f\u0113n h\u00e0o)\uff08\uff1b\uff09semicolon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/maohao\/9751\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5192\u53f7<\/a> (m\u00e0o h\u00e0o)\uff08\uff1a\uff09colon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/juhao\/9954\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u53e5\u53f7<\/a> (j\u00f9 h\u00e0o)\uff08 \u3002\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctation-full-stop-period.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctation-full-stop-period.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctation-full-stop-period.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctation-full-stop-period.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctation-full-stop-period.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These are used at the end of a complete declarative sentence or to make an imperative sentence more relaxed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E6%AF%8D%E8%AF%AD%E6%98%AF%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6211\u7684\u6bcd\u8bed\u662f\u6c49\u8bed<\/a>\u3002(w\u01d2 de m\u01d4 y\u01d4 sh\u00ec h\u00e0n y\u01d4) My mother tongue is Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%AF%B7%E5%9D%90&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8bf7\u5750<\/a>\u3002(q\u01d0ng zu\u00f2) Please sit down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/douhao\/85169\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u9017\u53f7<\/a> (d\u00f2u h\u00e0o)\uff08 \uff0c\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-comma.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-comma.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-comma.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-comma.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-comma.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Used in the middle of the sentence where a pause is needed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A6%82%E6%9E%9C%E4%B8%8B%E9%9B%A8%EF%BC%8C%E6%88%91%E5%B0%B1%E4%B8%8D%E5%87%BA%E9%97%A8%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5982\u679c\u4e0b\u96e8\uff0c\u6211\u5c31\u4e0d\u51fa\u95e8\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(r\u00fa gu\u01d2 xi\u00e0 y\u01d4, w\u01d2 ji\u00f9 b\u00f9 ch\u016b m\u00e9n le) If it\u2019s raining, I won\u2019t go out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/wenhao\/11246\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u95ee\u53f7<\/a> (w\u00e8n h\u00e0o)\uff08 \uff1f\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-question-mark-2.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-question-mark-2.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-question-mark-2.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-question-mark-2.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-question-mark-2.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Used at the end of a question or rhetorical question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9%E6%99%9A%E4%B8%8A%E5%8E%BB%E7%9C%8B%E7%94%B5%E5%BD%B1%E5%90%97&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4eca\u5929\u665a\u4e0a\u53bb\u770b\u7535\u5f71\u5417<\/a>\uff1f(j\u012bn ti\u0101n w\u01cen shang q\u00f9 k\u00e0n di\u00e0n y\u01d0ng ma) How about watching a movie tonight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%84%9F%E5%8F%B9%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u611f\u53f9\u53f7<\/a> (g\u01cen t\u00e0n h\u00e0o)\uff08 \uff01\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-exclamation-mark.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-exclamation-mark.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-exclamation-mark.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-exclamation-mark.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/chinese-punctuation-exclamation-mark.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Used in the end of the exclamatory sentence, or to make a strong expression at the end of an imperative sentence or rhetorical question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9%E5%A4%A9%E6%B0%94%E7%9C%9F%E5%A5%BD%E5%95%8A&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4eca\u5929\u5929\u6c14\u771f\u597d\u554a<\/a>\uff01(j\u012bn ti\u0101n ti\u0101n q\u00ec zh\u0113n h\u01ceo a) What a lovely day today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%88%AB%20%E5%8A%A8&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u522b\u52a8<\/a>\uff01(bi\u00e9 d\u00f2ng) Stay here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BD%A0%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88%E8%BF%98%E4%B8%8D%E8%B5%B0&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u8fd8\u4e0d\u8d70<\/a>\uff01 (n\u01d0 z\u011bn me h\u00e1i b\u00f9 z\u01d2u) Why don\u2019t you leave!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/dunhao\/94269\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u987f\u53f7<\/a> (d\u00f9n h\u00e0o)\uff08\u3001\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-backward-comma.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-backward-comma.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-backward-comma.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-backward-comma.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-backward-comma.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Used between the conjunction words or phrase in the sentence where there should be a pause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%A5%BF%E7%93%9C%E3%80%81%E8%8F%A0%E8%90%9D%E5%92%8C%E8%91%A1%E8%90%84%E9%83%BD%E6%98%AF%E5%A4%8F%E5%A4%A9%E5%B8%B8%E8%A7%81%E7%9A%84%E6%B0%B4%E6%9E%9C&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u897f\u74dc\u3001\u83e0\u841d\u548c\u8461\u8404\u90fd\u662f\u590f\u5929\u5e38\u89c1\u7684\u6c34\u679c<\/a>\u3002(x\u012b gu\u0101, b\u014d lu\u00f3 h\u00e9 p\u00fa tao d\u014du sh\u00ec xi\u00e0 ti\u0101n ch\u00e1ng ji\u00e0n de shu\u01d0 gu\u01d2) Watermelon, pineapple and grape are all commonly seen fruit in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/fenhao\/10672\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5206\u53f7<\/a> (f\u0113n h\u00e0o)\uff08\uff1b\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-semicolon.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-semicolon.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-semicolon.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-semicolon.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-semicolon.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Used between clauses or enumerated items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%97%A9%E4%B8%8A%E8%B5%B7%E6%9D%A5%EF%BC%8C%E5%A4%96%E9%9D%A2%E4%B8%8B%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E5%9C%BA%E5%A4%A7%E9%9B%A8%EF%BC%9B%E5%88%B0%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%88%EF%BC%8C%E5%A4%A9%E6%B0%94%E5%8D%B4%E7%AA%81%E7%84%B6%E6%94%BE%E6%99%B4%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u65e9\u4e0a\u8d77\u6765\uff0c\u5916\u9762\u4e0b\u4e86\u4e00\u573a\u5927\u96e8\uff1b\u5230\u4e86\u4e2d\u5348\uff0c\u5929\u6c14\u5374\u7a81\u7136\u653e\u6674\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(z\u01ceo shang q\u01d0 lai, w\u00e0i mian xi\u00e0 le y\u012b ch\u00e1ng d\u00e0 y\u01d4; d\u00e0o le zh\u014dng w\u01d4, ti\u0101n q\u00ec qu\u00e8 t\u016b r\u00e1n f\u00e0ng q\u00edng le) When I got up in the morning, it was raining hard outside, but by noon, it suddenly became sunny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/maohao\/9751\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5192\u53f7<\/a> (m\u00e0o h\u00e0o)\uff08\uff1a\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-Punctuation-colon.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-Punctuation-colon.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-Punctuation-colon.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-Punctuation-colon.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-Punctuation-colon.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Used to prompt following content or to summarise content above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E9%AB%98%E5%85%B4%E5%9C%B0%E7%AD%94%E9%81%93%EF%BC%9A%E2%80%9C%E6%B2%A1%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98%EF%BC%81%E2%80%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ed6\u9ad8\u5174\u5730\u7b54\u9053\uff1a\u201c\u6ca1\u95ee\u9898<\/a>\uff01\u201d (t\u0101 g\u0101o x\u00ecng de d\u00e1 d\u00e0o: \u201cm\u00e9i w\u00e8n t\u00ed!\u201d) He answered happily: \u201cNo problem!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%9B%BE%E4%B9%A6%E9%A6%86%E5%BC%80%E6%94%BE%E6%97%B6%E9%97%B4%EF%BC%9A%E6%97%A9%E4%B8%8A%E4%B9%9D%E7%82%B9%E5%88%B0%E4%B8%8B%E5%8D%88%E4%BA%94%E7%82%B9&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u56fe\u4e66\u9986\u5f00\u653e\u65f6\u95f4\uff1a\u65e9\u4e0a\u4e5d\u70b9\u5230\u4e0b\u5348\u4e94\u70b9<\/a>\u3002 (t\u00fa sh\u016b gu\u01cen k\u0101i f\u00e0ng sh\u00ed ji\u0101n: z\u01ceo shang ji\u01d4 di\u01cen d\u00e0o xi\u00e0 w\u01d4 w\u01d4 di\u01cen) Library opening hours: 9:00 am &#8211; 5:00 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/biaohao\/47033\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>\u6807\u53f7<\/b><\/a> (bi\u0101o h\u00e0o) is used to indicate the property of the sentence or phrase<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/yinhao\/31047\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5f15\u53f7<\/a> (y\u01d0n h\u00e0o)\uff08\u201c \u201d \u2018 \u2019\uff09quotation mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9C%81%E7%95%A5%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7701\u7565\u53f7<\/a> (sh\u011bng l\u00fc\u00e8 h\u00e0o)\uff08\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\uff09ellipsis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%A0%B4%E6%8A%98%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7834\u6298\u53f7<\/a> (p\u00f2 zh\u00e9 h\u00e0o)\uff08 \u2500\u2500 \uff09Chinese dash<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B9%A6%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e66\u540d\u53f7<\/a> (sh\u016b m\u00edng h\u00e0o)\uff08\u300a \u300b\u3008 \u3009\uff09Chinese guillemet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/kuohao\/36895\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u62ec\u53f7<\/a> (ku\u00f2 h\u00e0o)\u3014\uff08 \uff09 [ ] { } \u3015parentheses\/brackets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%93%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e13\u540d\u53f7<\/a> (zhu\u0101n m\u00edng h\u00e0o) ( __ ) Chinese underline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9D%80%E9%87%8D%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7740\u91cd\u53f7<\/a> (zhu\u00f3 zh\u00f2ng h\u00e0o)\uff08 \uff0e\uff09Chinese underdot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E9%97%B4%E9%9A%94%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u95f4\u9694\u53f7<\/a> (ji\u00e0n g\u00e9 h\u00e0o)\uff08\u00b7\uff09Chinese centered dot mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/yinhao\/31047\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5f15\u53f7<\/a> (y\u01d0n h\u00e0o)\uff08\u201c \u201d \u2018 \u2019\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-quotation-marks.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-quotation-marks.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-quotation-marks.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-quotation-marks.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-quotation-marks.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Used to mark a quote<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%8D%E8%AE%BA%E5%81%9A%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E4%BA%8B%E6%83%85%EF%BC%8C%E9%83%BD%E9%9C%80%E8%A6%81%E6%8C%81%E7%BB%AD%E7%9A%84%E5%8A%AA%E5%8A%9B%EF%BC%8C%E6%AF%95%E7%AB%9F%E2%80%9C%E7%BD%97%E9%A9%AC%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%A9%E5%BB%BA%E6%88%90%E7%9A%84%E2%80%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e0d\u8bba\u505a\u4ec0\u4e48\u4e8b\u60c5\uff0c\u90fd\u9700\u8981\u6301\u7eed\u7684\u52aa\u529b\uff0c\u6bd5\u7adf\u201c\u7f57\u9a6c\u4e0d\u662f\u4e00\u5929\u5efa\u6210\u7684<\/a>\u201d\u3002 (b\u00f9 l\u00f9n zu\u00f2 sh\u00e9n me sh\u00ec q\u00edng, d\u014du x\u016b y\u00e0o ch\u00ed x\u00f9 de n\u01d4 l\u00ec, b\u00ec j\u00ecng \u201clu\u00f3 m\u01ce b\u00fa sh\u00ec y\u012b ti\u0101n ji\u00e0n ch\u00e9ng de) Whatever you do, you need to put in constant effort. After all, \u201cRome wasn&#8217;t built in a day\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Used to mark the name or title of something:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%BE%88%E9%95%BF%E6%97%B6%E9%97%B4%E4%BB%A5%E6%9D%A5%EF%BC%8C%E7%99%BE%E6%85%95%E5%A4%A7%E7%BE%A4%E5%B2%9B%E9%83%BD%E6%98%AF%E4%BC%A0%E8%AF%B4%E4%B8%AD%E7%9A%84%E2%80%9C%E6%AD%BB%E4%BA%A1%E4%B8%89%E8%A7%92&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5f88\u957f\u65f6\u95f4\u4ee5\u6765\uff0c\u767e\u6155\u5927\u7fa4\u5c9b\u90fd\u662f\u4f20\u8bf4\u4e2d\u7684\u201c\u6b7b\u4ea1\u4e09\u89d2\u201d<\/a>\u3002(h\u011bn ch\u00e1ng sh\u00ed ji\u0101n y\u01d0 l\u00e1i, b\u01cei m\u00f9 d\u00e0 q\u00fan d\u01ceo d\u014du sh\u00ec chu\u00e1n shu\u014d zh\u00f2ng d\u00ec \u201cs\u01d0 w\u00e1ng s\u0101n ji\u01ceo\u201d.) A long time ago, Bermuda was said to be the \u201cDevil\u2019s Triangle\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Used to emphasize or to express satire, also known as air quotes in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BD%A0%E4%B8%AA%E2%80%9C%E8%81%AA%E6%98%8E%E4%BA%BA%E2%80%9D%E5%B1%85%E7%84%B6%E5%B9%B2%E5%87%BA%E8%BF%99%E7%A7%8D%E8%A0%A2%E4%BA%8B%E6%83%85&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4f60\u4e2a\u201c\u806a\u660e\u4eba\u201d\u5c45\u7136\u5e72\u51fa\u8fd9\u79cd\u8822\u4e8b\u60c5<\/a>\u3002 (n\u01d0 g\u00e8 \u201cc\u014dng ming r\u00e9n\u201d j\u016b r\u00e1n g\u00e0n ch\u016b zh\u00e8 zh\u01d2ng ch\u01d4n sh\u00ec q\u00edng) You, the \u201csmart guy\u201d, have just done such a stupid thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. When quotation marks are used in a quote, it should look like the following example: \u201c<b>\u2018\u2019<\/b>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E9%97%AE%E9%81%93%EF%BC%8C%E2%80%9C%E5%A6%88%E5%A6%88%EF%BC%8C%E2%80%98%E8%80%81%E8%99%8E%E2%80%99%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%84%8F%E6%80%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4ed6\u95ee\u9053\uff0c\u201c\u5988\u5988\uff0c\u2018\u8001\u864e\u2019\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\u610f\u601d<\/a>\uff1f\u201d (t\u0101 w\u00e8n d\u00e0o, \u201cm\u0101 ma, \u2018l\u01ceo h\u01d4\u2019 sh\u00ec sh\u00e9n me y\u00ec si.) He asked, \u201cMom, what does \u2018tiger\u2019 mean?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9C%81%E7%95%A5%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7701\u7565\u53f7<\/a> (sh\u011bng l\u00fc\u00e8 h\u00e0o)\uff08\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-ellipsis.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-ellipsis.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-ellipsis.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-ellipsis.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-ellipsis.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Used when text is omitted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%9C%E5%8C%97%E7%9A%84%E7%89%B9%E4%BA%A7%E7%89%B9%E5%88%AB%E5%A4%9A%EF%BC%8C%E6%AF%94%E5%A6%82%E9%A6%99%E8%8F%87%EF%BC%8C%E6%9C%A8%E8%80%B3%EF%BC%8C%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e1c\u5317\u7684\u7279\u4ea7\u7279\u522b\u591a\uff0c\u6bd4\u5982\u9999\u83c7\uff0c\u6728\u8033\uff0c\u4eba\u53c2\u2026\u2026<\/a> (d\u014dng b\u011bi de t\u00e8 ch\u01cen t\u00e8 bi\u00e9 du\u014d, b\u01d0 r\u00fa xi\u0101ng g\u016b, m\u00f9 \u011br, r\u00e9n sh\u0113n\u2026\u2026) There are lots of specialities that come from north-eastern China, such as shiitake, edible tree fungus, ginseng\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Used to indicate an interruption:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E2%80%9C%E6%88%91%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D%E5%A5%B9%E5%81%9C%E9%A1%BF%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%8B%EF%BC%8C%E5%8F%88%E7%BB%A7%E7%BB%AD%E8%AF%B4%E9%81%93%EF%BC%8C%E2%80%9C%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93%E3%80%82%E2%80%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c\u6211\u2026\u2026\u201d\u5979\u505c\u987f\u4e86\u4e00\u4e0b\uff0c\u53c8\u7ee7\u7eed\u8bf4\u9053\uff0c\u201c\u6211\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053\u3002\u201d<\/a> (\u201cw\u01d2\u2026\u2026\u201d t\u0101 t\u00edng d\u00f9n le y\u012b xi\u00e0, y\u00f2u j\u00ec x\u00f9 shu\u014d d\u00e0o, \u201cw\u01d2 b\u00f9 zh\u012b dao.\u201d) \u201cI\u2026\u201d she paused and then continued, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%A0%B4%E6%8A%98%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7834\u6298\u53f7<\/a> (p\u00f2 zh\u00e9 h\u00e0o)\uff08 \u2500\u2500 \uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-dash.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-dash.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-dash.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-dash.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-dash.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Used for explanations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%A5%B9%E6%98%AF%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%AA%E5%BE%88%E4%BC%98%E7%A7%80%E7%9A%84%E4%BA%BA%E2%80%94%E2%80%94%E8%81%AA%E6%98%8E%EF%BC%8C%E5%8A%AA%E5%8A%9B%EF%BC%8C%E5%9D%9A%E5%BC%BA&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u5979\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u5f88\u4f18\u79c0\u7684\u4eba\u2014\u2014\u806a\u660e\uff0c\u52aa\u529b\uff0c\u575a\u5f3a<\/a>\u3002 (t\u0101 sh\u00ec y\u012b g\u00e8 h\u011bn y\u014du xi\u00f9 de r\u00e9n \u2014\u2014 c\u014dng ming, n\u01d4 l\u00ec ji\u0101n qi\u00e1ng.) She is excellent &#8211; smart, hard working and strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Used to change topic and tone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E2%80%9C%E4%BB%8A%E5%A4%A9%E5%A4%A9%E6%B0%94%E5%BE%88%E5%A5%BD%E2%80%94%E2%80%94%E4%BD%A0%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88%E5%8F%88%E6%9D%A5%E4%BA%86%EF%BC%9F%E2%80%9D&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c\u4eca\u5929\u5929\u6c14\u5f88\u597d\u2014\u2014\u4f60\u600e\u4e48\u53c8\u6765\u4e86\uff1f\u201d<\/a> (j\u012bn ti\u0101n ti\u0101n q\u00ec h\u011bn h\u01ceo \u2014\u2014 n\u01d0 z\u011bn me y\u00f2u l\u00e1i le) \u201cIt\u2019s a nice day. Why did you come here again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Used when a sound is written in words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%98%8E%E2%80%94%E2%80%94%E5%98%8E%E2%80%94%E2%80%94%E5%98%8E%EF%BC%8C%E8%BF%9C%E5%A4%84%E4%BC%A0%E6%9D%A5%E9%B8%AD%E5%AD%90%E7%9A%84%E5%8F%AB%E5%A3%B0&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u560e\u2014\u2014\u560e\u2014\u2014\u560e\uff0c\u8fdc\u5904\u4f20\u6765\u9e2d\u5b50\u7684\u53eb\u58f0<\/a>\u3002(g\u00e1\u2014\u2014 g\u00e1\u2014\u2014 g\u00e1, yu\u01cen ch\u00f9 chu\u00e1n l\u00e1i y\u0101 zi de ji\u00e0o sh\u0113ng) Quack\u2014\u2014Quack\u2014\u2014Quack, the duck\u2019s voice was heard in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B9%A6%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e66\u540d\u53f7<\/a> (sh\u016b m\u00edng h\u00e0o)\uff08\u300a \u300b\u3008 \u3009\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-guillemet.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-guillemet.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-guillemet.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-guillemet.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-guillemet.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Used to mark the name of a book, song, magazine, painting, newspaper, articles, movie, show, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%82%B2%E6%85%A2%E4%B8%8E%E5%81%8F%E8%A7%81&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u300a\u50b2\u6162\u4e0e\u504f\u89c1\u300b<\/a> (\u00e0o m\u00e0n y\u01d4 pi\u0101n ji\u00e0n) <i>Pride and Prejudice<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is another title referenced within another, use \u201c<b>\u3008 \u3009<\/b>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%A7%82%3C%E8%82%96%E7%94%B3%E5%85%8B%E7%9A%84%E6%95%91%E8%B5%8E%3E%E6%9C%89%E6%84%9F%E3%80%8B&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u300a\u89c2&lt;\u8096\u7533\u514b\u7684\u6551\u8d4e&gt;\u6709\u611f\u300b<\/a> (gu\u0101n \u201cxi\u00e0o sh\u0113n k\u00e8 de ji\u00f9 sh\u00fa\u201d y\u01d2u g\u01cen) Film review of <i>The Shawshank Redemption<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/kuohao\/36895\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u62ec\u53f7<\/a> (ku\u00f2 h\u00e0o)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%9C%86%E6%8B%AC%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u5706\u62ec\u53f7<\/a> yu\u00e1n ku\u00f2 h\u00e0o\uff08 \uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Explain the words in front.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%EF%BC%88%E6%88%BF%E4%B8%9C%E7%9A%84%E5%84%BF%E5%AD%90%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E8%AF%B4%E8%B0%8E%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u4ed6\uff08\u623f\u4e1c\u7684\u513f\u5b50\uff09\u5728\u8bf4\u8c0e<\/a>\u3002(t\u0101 (f\u00e1ng d\u014dng de \u00e9r zi) z\u00e0i shu\u014d hu\u01ceng)<br>He (the landlord\u2019s son) told lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Supplementary information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BB%96%E6%9C%80%E5%96%9C%E6%AC%A2%E7%9A%84%E8%AF%97%E5%8F%A5%E6%98%AF%E2%80%9C%E9%BB%91%E5%A4%9C%E7%BB%99%E4%BA%86%E6%88%91%E9%BB%91%E8%89%B2%E7%9A%84%E7%9C%BC%E7%9D%9B%2C%E6%88%91%E5%8D%B4%E7%94%A8%E5%AE%83%E5%8E%BB%E5%AF%BB%E6%89%BE%E5%85%89%E6%98%8E%E2%80%9D%20%EF%BC%88%E9%A1%BE%E5%9F%8E%20%E4%B8%80%E4%BB%A3%E4%BA%BA&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u4ed6\u6700\u559c\u6b22\u7684\u8bd7\u53e5\u662f\u201c\u9ed1\u591c\u7ed9\u4e86\u6211\u9ed1\u8272\u7684\u773c\u775b,\u6211\u5374\u7528\u5b83\u53bb\u5bfb\u627e\u5149\u660e\u201d \uff08\u987e\u57ce\u300a\u4e00\u4ee3\u4eba\u300b\uff09<\/a>\u3002 (t\u0101 zu\u00ec x\u01d0 huan de sh\u012b j\u00f9 sh\u00ec &#8220;h\u0113i y\u00e8 g\u011bi le w\u01d2 h\u0113i s\u00e8 de y\u01cen jing, w\u01d2 qu\u00e8 y\u00f2ng t\u0101 q\u00f9 x\u00fan zh\u01ceo gu\u0101ng m\u00edng&#8221; (g\u00f9 ch\u00e9ng &#8211; y\u012b d\u00e0i r\u00e9n)<br>His favourite verse is \u201cI was given dark eyes by the dark night, yet I use them to search for light\u201d (From \u4e00\u4ee3\u4eba by Gu Cheng,)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Mark order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uff08\u4e00\uff09\uff08\u4e8c\uff09\uff08\u4e09\uff09&#8230;.<br>The first, the second, the third&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%96%B9%E6%8B%AC%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u65b9\u62ec\u53f7<\/a> (f\u0101ng ku\u00f2 h\u00e0o) []<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Make a correction or add missing word or phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%85%B6%E4%B8%AD%E6%9C%89200%E4%B8%AA%E4%BA%BA%E8%8E%B7%E5%BE%97%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E7%BA%A7%5B%E7%9A%84%E8%AF%81%E4%B9%A6%5D%E3%80%82&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u5176\u4e2d\u6709200\u4e2a\u4eba\u83b7\u5f97\u56fd\u5bb6\u7ea7[\u7684\u8bc1\u4e66]<\/a>\u3002(q\u00ed zh\u014dng y\u01d2u 200 g\u00e8 r\u00e9n hu\u00f2 d\u00e9 gu\u00f3 ji\u0101 j\u00ed [de zh\u00e8ng sh\u016b].<br>200 of them get the national level [certificate]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Mark phonetic notation or phonetic symbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%AD%E7%9A%84%E5%8D%95%E9%9F%B5%E6%AF%8D%E6%9C%89&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u6c49\u8bed\u4e2d\u7684\u5355\u97f5\u6bcd\u6709<\/a>\uff1a[a][o][e][i][u][\u00fc]\u3002(h\u00e0n y\u01d4 zh\u00f2ng d\u00ec d\u0101n y\u00f9n m\u01d4 y\u01d2u:)<br>There are single vowels in Chinese: [a][o][e][i][u][\u00fc].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Mark the origin of a word in dictionary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%85%AD%E8%A7%92%E6%8B%AC%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u516d\u89d2\u62ec\u53f7<\/a> (li\u00f9 ji\u01ceo ku\u00f2 h\u00e0o) \u3014\u3015<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Supplement words in the quote to perforation the context.<br>2. Document number.<br>3. Mark annotation words in footnote.<br>4. Mark the nationality or dynasty of author.<br>5. Notes number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%96%B9%E6%8B%AC%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u65b9\u62ec\u53f7<\/a> (f\u0101ng ku\u00f2 h\u00e0o)\u3010\u3011\u3016\u3017<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Commonly used to mark the entries in reference book<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%B8%93%E5%90%8D%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u4e13\u540d\u53f7<\/a> (zhu\u0101n m\u00edng h\u00e0o) ( __ )<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Used to mark the proper noun (person name, place name, country name, dynasty name, etc), which is commonly used in an article or book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E9%B2%81%E8%BF%85%E7%94%9F%E4%BA%8E%E6%B5%99%E6%B1%9F%E7%BB%8D%E5%85%B4&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>\u9c81\u8fc5<\/u>\u751f\u4e8e<u>\u6d59\u6c5f<\/u>\u7ecd\u5174<\/a>\u3002(l\u01d4 x\u00f9n sh\u0113ng y\u00fa zh\u00e8 ji\u0101ng sh\u00e0o x\u012bng) Lu Xun was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E7%9D%80%E9%87%8D%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u7740\u91cd\u53f7<\/a> (zhu\u00f3 zh\u00f2ng h\u00e0o) ( \uff0e)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Used to mark a character, words or sentence, which needs attention. It is commonly used in articles or books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you can see the &#8216;underdot&#8217; in use in Microsoft Word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-underdot-usage.png?resize=699%2C471\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-underdot-usage.png?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-underdot-usage.png?resize=510%2C344&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-underdot-usage.png?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-underdot-usage.png?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-underdot-usage.png?resize=370%2C250&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E9%97%B4%E9%9A%94%E5%8F%B7&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u95f4\u9694\u53f7<\/a> (ji\u00e0n g\u00e9 h\u00e0o)\uff08\u00b7\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-center-dot.png?resize=700%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-center-dot.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-center-dot.png?resize=510%2C219&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-center-dot.png?resize=100%2C43&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chinese-punctuation-center-dot.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Used between foreign or minority names, book names and the chapter names, dynasties and names of people:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%B1%A4%E5%A7%86%C2%B7%E5%85%8B%E9%B2%81%E6%96%AF&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u6c64\u59c6\u00b7\u514b\u9c81\u65af<\/a> (t\u0101ng m\u01d4 k\u00e8 l\u01d4 s\u012b) Tom Cruise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E3%80%8A%20%E4%B8%89%E5%9B%BD%E5%BF%97%20%C2%B7%E8%9C%80%E5%BF%97%20%C2%B7%20%E8%AF%B8%E8%91%9B%E4%BA%AE%E4%BC%A0%20%E3%80%8B&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u300a\u4e09\u56fd\u5fd7\u00b7\u8700\u5fd7\u00b7\u8bf8\u845b\u4eae\u4f20\u300b<\/a> (s\u0101n gu\u00f3 zh\u00ec sh\u01d4 zh\u00ec zh\u016b g\u011b li\u00e0ng zhu\u00e0n) <i>The Records of Three Kingdoms, The Records of Shu, Biography of Zhuge Liang<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions or comments about Chinese punctuation, please leave them below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although there are many similarities between punctuation in written Chinese and English, there are some interesting additions within the Chinese language To write using Chinese characters and punctuation using your computer or mobile phone, you need to set up a Chinese keyboard on your device. 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