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 吗 ?
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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