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Chinese

Punctuation mark

……

  1. Ellipsis.
    1. Indicates subsequent texts in a quotation are omitted.
    2. Indicates subsequent items in a list are omitted.
    3. Indicates pauses in a speech.
    4. Indicates sound lengthening in a speech.
    5. Indicates silence or contemplation.
    6. Indicates there is implied meaning.
    7. (neologism, Internet slang) Indicates speechlessness.

Usage notes

  • The ellipsis in Chinese is always six dots (unlike English), composed of two Unicode characters ( reduplicated). Its Chinese name is 省略號省略号 (shěnglüèhào, “omission symbol”).
  • Use ………… for subsequent paragraphs.

See also

Japanese

Punctuation mark

  1. ellipsis (…)

Usage notes

The number of dots can vary: (3 dots) are also common.

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