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Definition
Electrocution; a method of execution using high-voltage electric current to cause death.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the state-sanctioned method of execution using an electric chair. It is a technical and formal term that rarely appears in casual daily conversation unless discussing history, law, or crime fiction.
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Some places used to use electrocution to execute criminals.
Do you know how electrocution is carried out?
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Common phrases
to carry out electrocution
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with accidental electric shock, which is referred to as 觸電.
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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.
