fēn
hào

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Meaning of 分号

分号 means semicolon; branch (store); branch office. Pronounced fēn hào.

  • semicolon
  • branch (store); branch office

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
wén
de
fēn
hào
shǐ使
yòng
pín
Yīng
gāo
 

Semicolons are not used as frequently in Chinese as in English.

Zhè
ge
zi
de
liǎng
fen
yòng
fēn
hào
kāi
 

The two parts of this sentence are separated by a semicolon.

Tiān
shì
huī
de
 
shì
huī
de
 
lóu
shì
huī
de
 
zài
piàn
huī
zhī
zhōng
 
zǒu
guò
liǎng
ge
hái
zi
 
ge
xiān
hóng
 
ge
dàn
绿
 

The sky is gray; the road is gray; the buildings are gray; amidst all this dead grayness, walk two children, one bright red, one pale green.

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