punctuation marks; system of marks used in writing
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
punctuation marks; collective term for all marks used in written Chinese
neutral标号表示词语性质和作用，点号表示停顿和语气。这是一个总称。
Using punctuation marks correctly can make an article clearer and easier to understand.
Punctuation marks are crucial in writing.
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The preface of this book introduces the usage of Chinese punctuation marks.
noun
marks category 1: punctuation marks that indicate the nature or role of words
technicalIncludes quotation marks, brackets, dashes, ellipsis, underlining dots, hyphens, middots, title marks, proper noun marks, etc. Does not indicate pause or tone.
Quotation marks and title marks both belong to the category of '标号'.
The em dash is a commonly used punctuation mark of the '标号' category.
noun
marks category 2: punctuation marks that indicate pause or tone
technicalIncludes period, question mark, exclamation mark, comma, enumeration comma, semicolon, colon, etc. Does not indicate the nature of words.
The period, comma, and question mark are all '点号'.
A sentence with strong emotion should end with the exclamation mark, which is a '点号'.