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撇号

piě hào

2-character word Traditional 撇號

What 撇号 means

1. apostrophe

The characters in 撇号

• 撇piēto cast away; to fling aside
• 号hào(literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet; (bound form) signal…

Example sentences

• “你漏写了一个撇号。it's和its是有分别的。” “我知道。是我打错了。”
  "nǐ lòu xiě le yī gè piěhào.it's hé its shì yǒu fēnbié de." "wǒ zhīdào. shì wǒ dǎcuò le."
  "There's an apostrophe missing. It's and its are different." "I know. It was a typing error."

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