structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
earth
soil
ground
region
the base of the coffin
加
gaa3
to add
plus
(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
字
zi6
letter
symbol
character
word M: 个gè [个]
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
to betroth a girl
wordage
calligraphy works
contract
咁
gam3
so (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 这样zhèyàng [这样], like this
樣
joeng2
manner
pattern
way
appearance
shape
classifier: kind, type
sample
variety
style
type
你
nei5
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
知
zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
啦
la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval
我
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
藝術
ngai6 seot6
art
細胞
sai3 baan1
cell
又
jau6
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
and (used in the context when talking about fractions)
in adddition
好
hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
強烈
koeng4 lit6
strong
既
gei3
already
行為
hang4 wai2
behavior
性
sing3
sex
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