标点 (biāo diǎn) — punctuation (as a system); a punctuation mark
Definition
标点 is the general term for the punctuation system; a single mark (逗号 comma, 句号 period, etc.) is 一(个)标点. Distinguish from the verb 标点 used in formal/written contexts.
noun
punctuation (as a system)a punctuation mark
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，标点。Xiě wén zhāng shí, zhèng què shǐ yòng biāo diǎn hěn zhòng yào.When writing an article, using punctuation correctly is very important.
- 标点，。Zhè ge biāo diǎn shì dòu hào, bú shì jù hào.This punctuation mark is a comma, not a period.
- 标点，。Nǐ wàng le jiā biāo diǎn, jù zi yì si bù qīng chǔ.You forgot to add punctuation, so the sentence meaning is unclear.
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