exclamation mark; exclamation point
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
exclamation mark; exclamation point
formalA punctuation mark (!) used at the end of an exclamatory sentence to express strong emotions such as surprise, excitement, anger, or admiration. This is the more formal term; '感叹号' is also commonly used.
Zhè这
ge个
jù句
zi子
de的
jié结
wěi尾
xū需
yào要
yòng用
jīng惊
tàn叹
hào号
。
The end of this sentence requires an exclamation mark.
Tā他
jīng惊
yà讶
de地
hǎn喊
dào道
：
“
Shén什
me么
！
”
bìng并
zài在
hòu后
miàn面
jiā加
shàng上
le了
jīng惊
tàn叹
hào号
。
He exclaimed in surprise, "What!" and added an exclamation point after it.
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Zài在
zhèng正
shì式
wén文
jiàn件
zhōng中
，
yīng应
jǐn谨
shèn慎
shǐ使
yòng用
tài太
duō多
jīng惊
tàn叹
hào号
。
In formal documents, one should use too many exclamation marks cautiously.
Jīng惊
tàn叹
hào号
hé和
wèn问
hào号
yǒu有
shí时
kě可
yǐ以
lián连
yòng用
，
biǎo表
dá达
qiáng强
liè烈
de的
yí疑
wèn问
yǔ语
qì气
。
Exclamation marks and question marks can sometimes be used together to express a strong interrogative tone.