(used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned)
to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb)
to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
to increase
to augment
to append
少少
siu2 siu2
a little; little bit
鹽
jim4
salt M: 粒lì [粒]
to treat with salt
加快
gaa1 faai3
Accelerate
減少
gaam2 siu2
decrease
鹹
haam4
salted
salty
pickled
dirty
grubby
pornographic
lewd
sexually explicit
lecherous
度
dou6
to pass
to spend (time)
measure
limit
extent
degree of intensity
degree (angles, temperature etc)
kilowatt-hour
classifier for events and occurrences
system
code of conduct
style of conduct
to write words for popular songs
mannerism
here
there
where
a quantifier for door, bridge etc
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