省略号

省略號

shěnglüèhào

noun #34,006

Meanings

1 ellipsis (the punctuation mark ……)
2 suspension points

Characters

to save; to omit

Examples

HSK 1

中文的省略号是六个点。

Zhōngwén de shěnglüèhào shì liù gè diǎn.

The Chinese ellipsis is six dots.

HSK 4

他在句末加了一个省略号。

Tā zài jùmò jiā le yígè shěnglüèhào.

He added an ellipsis at the end of the sentence.

Tips

culture

Watch the form: in Chinese the ellipsis is six dots written across the middle of the line (……), not three on the baseline like English (...). It's used to mark omission, trailing-off speech, or pauses.

Stroke Order

省 shěng

略 lüè

号 hào