faa3 hok6 dik1化學的化学的
Jyutpingfaa3 hok6 dik1
Yalefa hohk dīk
Definition
Chemical; relating to chemistry.
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How it's used
Use 化學 to describe substances or processes involving chemistry, but note that it is also frequently used metaphorically to describe a spark or connection between two people. When referring to the academic subject, it is simply called 化學. The suffix 嘅 is added to turn the noun into an adjective, though in many contexts, the noun form functions as a modifier directly.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using 化學 to describe something artificial or synthetic in a general sense, as that is better expressed by 人造. Using it to mean fake or phony is also incorrect, as that would be 假.
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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.
