semicolon; branch store
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
semicolon
formalUsed to separate two closely related independent clauses in written Chinese.
Zhōng中
wén文
de的
fēn分
hào号
shǐ使
yòng用
pín频
lǜ率
bù不
rú如
Yīng英
yǔ语
gāo高
。
Semicolons are not used as frequently in Chinese as in English.
Zhè这
ge个
jù句
zi子
de的
liǎng两
bù部
fen分
yòng用
fēn分
hào号
gé隔
kāi开
。
The two parts of this sentence are separated by a semicolon.
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Tiān天
shì是
huī灰
sè色
de的
；
lù路
shì是
huī灰
sè色
de的
；
lóu楼
shì是
huī灰
sè色
de的
；
zài在
yī一
piàn片
sǐ死
huī灰
zhī之
zhōng中
，
zǒu走
guò过
liǎng两
ge个
hái孩
zi子
，
yī一
ge个
xiān鲜
hóng红
，
yī一
ge个
dàn淡
lǜ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.
noun
branch (store); branch office
neutralUsually used in commercial contexts to refer to a secondary location of a business.
Běn本
diàn店
zhǐ只
cǐ此
yī一
jiā家
，
bié别
wú无
fēn分
hào号
。
This store is the only one; there are no branches.
Zhè这
jiā家
yín银
háng行
zài在
Shàng上
hǎi海
yǒu有
hǎo好
jǐ几
jiā家
fēn分
hào号
。
This bank has several branches in Shanghai.
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Wǒ我
men们
de的
zǒng总
gōng公
sī司
zài在
Niǔ纽
yuē约
，
fēn分
hào号
biàn遍
bù布
quán全
qiú球
。
Our headquarters is in New York, with branches all over the world.