Chinese word

括号

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuò hào

Meaning

  • nounparentheses

Example

请把电话号码用括号括起来。qǐng bǎ diàn huà hào mǎ yòng kuò hào kuò qǐ lái

Please put the phone number in parentheses.

Illustration for 括号 (parentheses)

More examples

把补充说明放在圆括号内。bǎ bǔ chōng shuō míng fàng zài yuán kuò hào nèi

Put supplementary information inside parentheses.

Core concept

A pair of boundary marks that holds extra words or notes apart from the main sentence.

Common phrases

  • 圆括号yuán kuò hào

    round parentheses

  • 括号内kuò hào nèi

    within parentheses

Similar words

圆括号yuán kuò hào: A pair of round marks used to enclose extra information or an English rendering.
方括号fāng kuò hào: A pair of square marks used to enclose notes or supporting text in quotations.

Definition in Chinese

指用于包住补充说明或注释内容的标点符号，常见有圆括号（）、方括号[]等，用来区分或补充信息。zhǐ yòng yú bāo zhù bǔ chōng shuō míng huò zhù shì nèi róng de biāo diǎn fú hào cháng jiàn yǒu yuán kuò hào fāng kuò hào děng yòng lái qū fēn huò bǔ chōng xìn xī

Word origin

括 (kuò, "enclose") + 号 (hào, "mark") forms a compound for a mark that encloses added information.

Usage tips

  • English learners may expect a different name for each shape, but everyday Chinese often uses one general term for round, square, and other enclosing marks when the exact shape does not matter.

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