jùhào

句号

Word · NounTraditional句號

period; full stop; punctuation mark

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

period; full stop (punctuation mark indicating the end of a declarative sentence)

In Chinese, the full stop is a small circle (。) occupying a full character width, unlike the dot (.) used in English.

Qǐng请
zài在
jù句
zi子
de的
mò末
wěi尾
jiā加
shàng上
jù句
hào号
 。

Please add a period at the end of the sentence.

Zhè这
gè个
jù句
zi子
méi没
yǒu有
jù句
hào号
 ,
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
lèi累
 。

This sentence has no period, so it is tiring to read.

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Zhōng中
wén文
de的
jù句
hào号
shì是
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
yuán圆
quān圈
 (
 。
 )
 ,
ér而
yīng英
wén文
de的
jù句
hào号
shì是
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
yuán圆
diǎn点
 (
 .
 )
 。

The Chinese period is a small circle (。), while the English period is a small dot (.)

Xiě写
zuò作
wén文
shí时
yào要
zhù注
yì意
 ,
yí疑
wèn问
jù句
bù不
néng能
yòng用
jù句
hào号
jié结
wěi尾
 。

When writing compositions, note that interrogative sentences cannot end with a period.