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Definition
Climatic zone; a region of the Earth's surface categorized by latitude.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in geographical or scientific contexts when discussing global climate classification. It functions as a suffix attached to descriptors like 寒, 溫, or 熱 to define specific latitudinal regions. Outside of academic or formal discussions about geography, it is rarely used in casual daily conversation.
Examples
The area near the Arctic Circle belongs to the frigid zone.
Do you know which climatic zone Hong Kong belongs to?
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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.
