句读

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)

   • gǔréndúshūméiyǒujùdòu.

     古人读书没有句读。🔊

     Ancient people read books without punctuation marks.

2. 貳名noun

   punctuation

   • qǐngzhùyìjùdòu.

     请注意句读。🔊

     Please pay attention to the punctuation.

3. 參名noun

   periods and commas

   • zhèpiānwénzhāngméiyǒujùdòu.

     这篇文章没有句读。🔊

     This article has no punctuation marks.

4. 肆名noun

   sentences and phrases

   • zhèpiānwénzhāngdejùdòuhěnqīngchǔ.

     这篇文章的句读很清楚。🔊

     The punctuation and phrasing of this article is very clear.