冒号 (mào hào) — colon (punctuation mark :)

Definition

noun
colon (punctuation mark :)

Examples

  • 冒号
    Zhè ge jù zi hòu miàn yào yòng mào hào.
    This sentence needs a colon after it.
  • 冒号
    Xiě zuò wén shí, mào hào biǎo shì hòu miàn de nèi róng.
    When writing an essay, a colon indicates the content that follows.
  • 冒号
    Nǐ kě yǐ zài liè biǎo qián jiā yí gè mào hào.
    You can add a colon before a list.

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