Slash / oblique

What is a slash?

A slash looks like /

Uses

1. Show a connection between two subjects
2. In some abbreviations
3. To show the split lines in a poem or song

Show a connection between two subjects

He will join the beginner/pre-intermediate class

The 92/93 season was a disaster for them: they lost their first ten games.

In some abbreviations

3-bedroom apartment in Hongqiao/Gubei w/ beautiful views of gaojia

To show the split lines in a poem or song

Roses are red/ Violets are blue/ You smell like a horse / And you look like one too