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Definition
Tantalum; the chemical element with atomic number 73.
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How it's used
Technical terms for chemical elements are rarely used in daily conversation unless you work in engineering or electronics. Most people in Hong Kong would simply use the English word tantalum instead of the Chinese character when discussing materials. It is strictly a scientific term rather than a common household word.
Examples
Tantalum is a very rare metal.
Related words
Common phrases
tantalum capacitor
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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.
