dai1 hung1低空
Jyutpingdai1 hung1
Yaledāi hūng
Definition
Low altitude; the airspace relatively close to the ground.
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How it's used
Primarily used in technical or aviation contexts to describe flight paths that remain close to the ground. While it functions as a noun, it is frequently paired with verbs like 飛行 to describe the action of staying near the surface. It carries a sense of proximity to the terrain that distinguishes it from general high altitude flight.
Examples
That plane is flying at a very low altitude.
Are they trying to fly at a low altitude?
Related words
Common phrases
low altitude flight
to skim over at a low altitude
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a general adjective meaning low, but it specifically refers to spatial positioning relative to the ground rather than a general state of being low.
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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.
