baan2 faai3板塊板块
Jyutpingbaan2 faai3
Yalebáan faai
Definition
Tectonic plate; a section of the Earth's lithosphere that moves over time.
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How it's used
Used primarily in scientific or geographical contexts to describe the massive segments of the Earth's lithosphere. It is a loan translation from English, so it carries a formal and academic tone rather than a casual one. You will most often hear it in news reports about natural disasters or in educational settings.
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faai3塊faiExamples
Scientists are studying the patterns of tectonic plate movement.
Was this earthquake caused by the collision of tectonic plates?
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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.
