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Definition
To protrude, stick out, or bulge upward from a flat surface.
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How it's used
While 突起 is technically correct, native speakers almost exclusively use 凸 to describe something that sticks out or protrudes. Using 突起 often sounds slightly more formal or descriptive of a physical action rather than a state. It is commonly used when describing a sudden or noticeable bump on a surface.
Examples
Your shirt is sticking out, fix it.
Related words
Common phrases
a bump sticks out
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 突起 with 突出. 突出 is more frequently used for abstract concepts like standing out in a crowd or highlighting a specific point, whereas 突起 is reserved for physical, three-dimensional protrusions.
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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.
