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Definition
Fiber; a natural or synthetic substance made of thread-like filaments.
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How it's used
Often used in health contexts to refer to dietary fibre, where it is frequently paired with the verb 吸收 or 攝取. When discussing clothing or textiles, it is commonly used to distinguish between natural materials like 棉 and synthetic alternatives.
Examples
Eating more fibre is better for your digestion.
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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.
