comma; punctuation mark
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
comma (punctuation mark); indicates a small pause within a sentence
Used to separate clauses, list items, or indicate a pause in a sentence. In Chinese, the comma shape is typically '，' (full-width comma).
Jù句
zi子
tài太
cháng长
shí时
，
xū需
yào要
yòng用
dòu逗
hào号
duàn断
kāi开
。
When a sentence is too long, you need to break it up with a comma.
Zhōng中
wén文
de的
dòu逗
hào号
shì是
'
，
'
，
bù不
shì是
'
,
'
。
The Chinese comma is '，', not ','.
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Wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
píng苹
guǒ果
，
xiāng香
jiāo蕉
，
hé和
jú橘
zi子
。
I bought apples, bananas, and oranges.
Zhè这
ge个
dòu逗
hào号
yòng用
cuò错
le了
wèi位
zhì置
。
This comma is placed in the wrong position.
Dòu逗
hào号
、
jù句
hào号
、
wèn问
hào号
dōu都
shì是
cháng常
yòng用
de的
biāo标
diǎn点
fú符
hào号
。
Commas, periods, and question marks are all commonly used punctuation marks.