din6 jung4電容电容
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Yaledihn yùhng
Definition
Capacitance; the ability of a capacitor to store electric charge.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical component in electronics, often shortened to just 電容 in casual technical conversation. While it technically denotes the property of capacitance, it is almost exclusively used as a noun for the component itself in a workshop or classroom setting.
Measure word
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This capacitor is broken, need to replace it with a new one.
Do you know how much capacitance this capacitor has?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse the property of capacitance with the component itself, although both are called 電容. If you need to be precise about the physical object, use 電容器 to avoid ambiguity.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
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.
