How to use punctuation correctly in writing Chinese composition?

The use of punctuation marks is very important in Chinese writing. Here are some basic usages:

-period (. ): Used to indicate the end of a complete sentence.

-Comma (,): used to separate phrases or items in a sentence.

-Question mark (? ): Used to express interrogative mood.

-exclamation point (! ): Used to express an exclamation tone.

-Colon (:): used to bring out lists, explanations, descriptions, etc.

-semicolon (; ): Used to connect two independent sentences, or to separate different items when enumerating.

-quotation marks (""or ""): used to quote other people's words or express special meaning.

-Brackets (()): used for comments, brackets, supplementary explanations, etc.

When using punctuation marks, you should pay attention to the following points:

1. Punctuation should be placed in the correct position.

2. Punctuations should not be used too much or too little.

Punctuations should be consistent with the context.