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 ·

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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