gong3 coi4鋼材钢材
Jyutpinggong3 coi4
Yalegong chòih
Definition
Steel as a raw material; steel products.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to industrial or construction grade steel materials rather than finished household items. It is a technical term frequently used in engineering, manufacturing, and construction contexts. While 鋼鐵 is a general term for iron and steel, 鋼材 emphasizes the material form used for production.
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pai1批pāiExamples
The quality of this batch of steel is very poor.
Do you know where they sell steel?
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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.
