<p><strong>NS.X. answer is correct.</strong></p>

<p>I am just going to add one extra point about &lt;&lt;……>> in writing.</p>

<p>If one is to convert &lt;&lt;……>> to words in writing, other than</p>

<pre><code>    等等
</code></pre>

<p>One can use</p>

<pre><code>    等+category
</code></pre>

<p><strong>Using OP example</strong></p>

<pre><code>    北海、頤和園、香山……      北海、颐和园、香山……
</code></pre>

<p><code>北海</code>, <code>頤和園</code>, <code>香山</code> are all places/location</p>

<p>Can be converted to</p>

<pre><code>(1) 北海、頤和園、香山等等    北海、颐和园、香山等等
</code></pre>

<p>Or</p>

<pre><code>(2) 北海、頤和園、香山等地方  北海、颐和园、香山等地方
</code></pre>

<p><code>地方</code> = Location (as a category)</p>

<p>However, sometimes there are multiple suitable categories. One should pick the most suitable one base on context. As in this case, the better choice is </p>

<pre><code>景点 景點 = Point of Interest (in terms of traveling)
</code></pre>

<p>That is because the sentence before and after seems to be about sightseeing around Beijing.</p>

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2012-12-27T05:19:16.740Z
等地方 sounds weird. Maybe "等地"?
Mike Manilone
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Both '等地方' and '等地' sound normal to me.
John Siu
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2012-12-27T21:58:50.377Z
@MikeManilone 等地方 doesn't sound natural in Northern China but is perfectly fine in Southern China.
NS.X.
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John Siu
<p>Any punctuation should never be pronounced.</p>

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It depends on the situation. Normally reading, you're right. But if you're reading a text for someone else to write (e.g. teacher and students) then yes, you pronounce punctuation. And each of them has a name. The OP is asking how to pronounce the 3 dots used for elipsis or "suspension". By the way, you should expand on your answer because right now it looks more like a comment than an answer.
Alenanno
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cymacs
<p>I think the ...... should never be explicitly pronounced when you read an paragraph, unless it uses 等等 directly rather than ......</p>

<p>When you read this, just ignore the punctuation.</p>

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tomriddle_1234
<p><code>等等</code> is the official and only globally recognized way to read ellipsis in Chinese, unlike in English there are more than one (et cetera, and so on, and so forth, etc.) </p>

<p>In casual occasions you can also say <code>等</code> for short. In formal speeches like news broadcast it's always <code>等等</code>. (Note I am talking about the pronunciation of ellipsis; I am not saying single <code>等</code> or other alternatives are grammatically incorrect or cannot be used in formal conversations.)</p>

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NS.X.
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/lgfOt.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>When I'm reading ellipses in English out loud I usually say <em>et cetera</em> or <em>and so on.</em> What should I say in Mandarin? 等等?</p>

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It can also be read as "等". "等等" is more popular.
Mike Manilone
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Pronounce ellipsis 《●●● ●●●》 in Mandarin
# Pronounce ellipsis 《●●● ●●●》 in Mandarin

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-27)

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When I'm reading ellipses in English out loud I usually say *et cetera* or *and so on.* What should I say in Mandarin? 等等?

**Tags:** spoken

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It can also be read as "等". "等等" is more popular.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2012-12-27. Score: 12 | Accepted answer

`等等` is the official and only globally recognized way to read ellipsis in Chinese, unlike in English there are more than one (et cetera, and so on, and so forth, etc.)

In casual occasions you can also say `等` for short. In formal speeches like news broadcast it's always `等等`. (Note I am talking about the pronunciation of ellipsis; I am not saying single `等` or other alternatives are grammatically incorrect or cannot be used in formal conversations.)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2012-12-27. Score: 5

**NS.X. answer is correct.**

I am just going to add one extra point about <<……>> in writing.

If one is to convert <<……>> to words in writing, other than

```
    等等

```

One can use

```
    等+category

```

**Using OP example**

```
    北海、頤和園、香山……      北海、颐和园、香山……

```

`北海`, `頤和園`, `香山` are all places/location

Can be converted to

```
(1) 北海、頤和園、香山等等    北海、颐和园、香山等等

```

Or

```
(2) 北海、頤和園、香山等地方  北海、颐和园、香山等地方

```

`地方` = Location (as a category)

However, sometimes there are multiple suitable categories. One should pick the most suitable one base on context. As in this case, the better choice is

```
景点 景點 = Point of Interest (in terms of traveling)

```

That is because the sentence before and after seems to be about sightseeing around Beijing.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 等地方 sounds weird. Maybe "等地"?  
> **username_2**: Both '等地方' and '等地' sound normal to me.  
> **username_3**: @username_1 等地方 doesn't sound natural in Northern China but is perfectly fine in Southern China.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-01-24. Score: -2

Any punctuation should never be pronounced.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: It depends on the situation. Normally reading, you're right. But if you're reading a text for someone else to write (e.g. teacher and students) then yes, you pronounce punctuation. And each of them has a name. The OP is asking how to pronounce the 3 dots used for elipsis or "suspension". By the way, you should expand on your answer because right now it looks more like a comment than an answer.  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2012-12-29. Score: -2

I think the ...... should never be explicitly pronounced when you read an paragraph, unless it uses 等等 directly rather than ......

When you read this, just ignore the punctuation.


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