Slight-pause mark(3)

The slight-pause mark " " is called 顿号 dùnhào in Chinese (lit. mark for a pause). It is similar to a comma in English. It is used for separating a list of nouns, such as

你哥哥 你弟弟好 ?

nĭ gēge nĭ dìdi hăoma ?

How are (both) your older and younger brothers?

The slight-pause mark in this question is used to separate 哥哥 gēge older brother and 弟弟 dìdi younger brother .

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Both my older and younger brothers are very well.

My older and younger sisters are very well too.