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    Using the right double angle bracket》as a closing title mark

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    Title + 》

    Explanation

    The right double angle bracket》is the closing half of Chinese book title marks (书名号). It signals the end of a title for books, newspapers, films, songs, and other named works. It must always follow an opening《mark.

    Examples

    • 她最喜欢的歌是《月亮代表我的心》。

      tā zuì xǐhuān de gē shì "yuèliàng dàibiǎo wǒ de xīn".

      Her favorite song is "The Moon Represents My Heart".

    • 我们明天一起去看《哈利·波特》吧。

      wǒmen míngtiān yīqǐ qù kàn "hālì·bōtè" ba.

      Let's go watch "Harry Potter" together tomorrow.

    • 《三体》已经被翻译成很多种语言了。

      《Sān Tǐ》yǐjīng bèi fānyì chéng hěn duō zhǒng yǔyán le.

      "The Three-Body Problem" has already been translated into many languages.

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