the mark ( ; ) used to separate the parts of a complicated sentence or items in a detailed list, showing a break that is longer than a comma but shorter than a full stop 分号 Extra Examplescompare colonTopics Languagec1The items are separated by semicolons. 各项用分号分隔。 Put a semicolon between the two clauses. 在两个子句之间放置一个分号。 The semicolon is mostly used in formal writing. 分号通常用于正式写作中。