cyun3 hong4串行
Jyutpingcyun3 hong4
Yalechyun hòhng
Definition
Serial, as in serial data transmission or connection in series.
neutraltechnology
How it's used
Primarily used in technical, engineering, or computing contexts to describe processes that occur one after another rather than simultaneously. It is a formal term that contrasts directly with 並行, which refers to parallel processing or simultaneous actions.
Examples
This data is transmitted in a serial manner.
Do you know the difference between serial and parallel?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
