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Definition
Palladium; a silvery-white metallic chemical element with atomic number 46 and symbol Pd.
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How it's used
Scientific terms for chemical elements are rarely used in daily conversation unless one is working in a laboratory or jewelry industry. Because it is a rare precious metal, it is mostly discussed in the context of investment or high-end watchmaking and jewelry manufacturing.
Examples
This piece of jewelry is made using palladium.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
