dei6 biu2地表
Jyutpingdei6 biu2
Yaledeih bíu
Definition
The Earth's surface.
neutralnature
How it's used
Used primarily in scientific or formal contexts to describe the outermost layer of the planet. While it appears in academic discussions about climate or geology, it is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation where people might prefer more descriptive terms like 地面.
Examples
The surface temperature here is very high.
Do you know how large the Earth's surface area is?
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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.
