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Does classical Chinese have punctuation?
Classical texts were therefore generally transmitted without judou. However, most editions of classical texts published since the 1930s are punctuated with fully modern punctuation (or at least using the modern equivalents of the traditional judou marks).
When Did Chinese start using punctuation?
Modern Chinese punctuation It is only in the 20th century that punctuation began to be used in Chinese: the first text printed using modern punctuation is 中國哲學史大綱 of Hu Shi, dated 1919. Chinese punctuation marks are also a modern invention, largely inspired by Western languages.
Does Mandarin use punctuation marks?
Each Chinese character occupies a square space, and so each punctuation mark does the same. As such, Chinese punctuation marks are called full-width, as opposed to English half-width punctuation, because of the space they take up. Certain punctuation marks rotate 90 degrees when the text is written in a vertical form.
Are there commas in Chinese?
The Mandarin name of the Chinese comma is 逗號/逗号(dòu hào). It is the same as the English comma, except it takes the space of one full character and is positioned in the middle of the line. It is used to separate clauses within a sentence, and to indicate pauses. Here are some examples: 如果颱風不來，我們就出國旅行。
Does China use periods?
In Chinese a full-stop or period is used in the same way we do in English. The differences between Chinese and English is that the period isn’t a dot but a small circle that takes a full character width.
Does question mark exist in Chinese?
I have been using a new text book and it has brought my attention the use of question marks in Chinese. When a sentence ends with ma 吗 it is obviously a question and no question mark is needed.
How do you do Dun Hao on keyboard?
After starting Google Pinyin IME, right-click on the keyboard button (软键盘 ruǎnjiànpán: software keyboard). From the menu that appears, choose 标点符号 (biāodiǎn fúhào: punctuation marks). This will bring up a keyboard on the screen; the dun comma is on the top row, on the same key as the number 2.
How do you type a comma in Chinese?
- Selecting Simplified Input Method. To type in simplified characters, click on the arrow to the right of the selected input language at the top left corner of your screen.
- Chinese. Punctuation.
- (enumeration. comma)
- (middle dot) SHIFT+2.
- SHIFT+COMMA; SHIFT+PERIOD.
- SHIFT+6.
- SHIFT+7.
- SHIFT+HYPHEN.
How do you write punctuation in Chinese?
I. Press Shift+Alt button. If the language bar shows 英【yīng=English Input】, press Shift button to change it into 中【zhōng=Chinese Input】. Type the English punctuation mark, and then the Chinese punctuation mark will show automatically.
How do you type Chinese periods on a keyboard?
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