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Definition
Blackboard duster or eraser.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the traditional felt or foam block used for cleaning chalkboards. While modern classrooms often use whiteboards and markers, this term remains the standard name for the classic chalk eraser. It is distinct from the verb phrase 粉刷, which means to paint or whitewash a wall.
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Could you please bring me the blackboard eraser?
Common mistake
Do not confuse this noun with the verb phrase 粉刷, which means to paint or renovate a wall. Context usually makes the distinction clear, but learners should be aware that the same characters can represent a common household chore.
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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.
