HSK 5 · Education

标点 biāodiǎn “punctuation” in Chinese

Traditional 標點

What 标点 means

  1. punctuation
  2. a punctuation mark
  3. to punctuate

Measure word 个 gè · 一个标点 yí ge biāodiǎn

How to say 标点

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale标biāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale点diǎn3rd tone, dipping

标点 in a sentence

  1. 下次尽量别忘了加标点。

    Xiàcì jǐnliàng bié wàng le jiā biāodiǎn.

    Try not to forget the punctuation next time.

    Sentence #14058454 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 感叹号是标点符号。

    Gǎntànhào shì biāodiǎn fúhào.

    An exclamation mark is a punctuation mark.

    Sentence #8842862 from Tatoeba

  3. 他们说的话，我连标点符号都不信。

    Tāmen shuō de huà, wǒ lián biāodiǎn fúhào dōu bú xìn.

    I don’t believe a single word they say.

    Sentence #3554260 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 标点 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 标 (biāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
标biāomark
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 示sign · shì

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 票 (piào) hints at the sound. Compare it with biāo.

The character 点 (diǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap
  • 占to divine · zhānSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 占 (zhān) hints at the sound. Compare it with diǎn.

Memory aidSimplified from 點, a black 黑 dot. 占 (zhān) gives the sound.

How to write 标点

标 9 strokes · 点 9 strokes

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标点 (biāodiǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 标点 (biāodiǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 标点

Words with 标

标准biāozhǔn · standard鼠标shǔbiāo · mouse (computing)标志biāozhì · sign目标mùbiāo · target商标shāngbiāo · trademark招标zhāobiāo · to invite tenders标本biāoběn · specimen标题biāotí · title标记biāojì · mark指标zhǐbiāo · indicator

Words with 点

点diǎn · o’clock一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly晚点wǎndiǎn · (of trains地点dìdiǎn · place特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)优点yōudiǎn · strong point缺点quēdiǎn · weak point重点zhòngdiǎn · key point点心diǎnxin · light refreshments

More words: Education & Learning

本科běnkē · undergraduate course测验cèyàn · test常识chángshí · common sense成语chéngyǔ · idiom词汇cíhuì · vocabulary注释zhùshì · annotation钻研zuānyán · to study intensively作弊zuòbì · to cheat (in an exam)

FAQs

标点 (biāodiǎn) means “punctuation” or “a punctuation mark”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it biāodiǎn: biāo with a 1st tone, then diǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 标点 is written 標點. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one punctuation is 一个标点 (yí ge biāodiǎn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type biaodian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 标点 from the suggestions. Typing biaodian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
标点 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.