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括号

kuò hào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 括號

括号 (kuò hào) means "parentheses; brackets". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 括号 means

1. parentheses; brackets

The characters in 括号

• 括kuò(bound form) to tie up; to tighten up; (bound form) to include; to comprise…
• 号hào(literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet; (bound form) signal…

Example sentences

• 你应该把这句话放进括号。
  Nǐ yīnggāi bǎ zhèjùhuà fàngjìn kuòhào.
  You should put this phrase in parentheses.

Words containing 括号

• 中括号zhōng kuò hàosquare brackets [ ]
• 大括号dà kuò hàobraces; curly brackets
• 小括号xiǎo kuò hàoround brackets; parentheses
• 方括号fāng kuò hàosquare brackets [ ]
• 方头括号fāng tóu kuò hàolenticular brackets (【】 or 〖〗)
• 花括号huā kuò hàobraces; curly brackets
• 圆括号yuán kuò hàoparentheses; round brackets
• 尖括号jiān kuò hàoangle brackets < >
• 六角括号liù jiǎo kuò hàotortoise shell brackets 〔〕

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