din6 lau4電流电流
Jyutpingdin6 lau4
Yaledihn làuh
Definition
Electric current; the flow of electric charge.
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How it's used
Technical terms like this are often borrowed directly from written Chinese in academic or professional settings. While it is used in physics or engineering contexts, everyday speakers rarely discuss current unless they are troubleshooting household appliances or studying science. When referring to the intensity of the current, it is common to pair it with the unit 安培.
Measure word
on1 pui4安培ōn pùihExamples
The current in this wire is very high.
Do you know how to measure electric current?
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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.
