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Definition
Share; portion; quota.
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How it's used
Focuses primarily on quantitative distribution or proportional allocation within a larger whole. It is frequently used in business, economic, or formal contexts to describe market share or budget distribution. Unlike general words for amount, it implies a pre-determined or calculated portion assigned to a specific party.
Measure word
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The share he received this year is very small.
Related words
Common phrases
market share
Common mistake
Avoid using this for physical portions of food or general quantities, where 份量 is much more natural. Using 份額 for a slice of cake or a serving of rice sounds overly technical and out of place.
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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.
