gung1 zi6 jing4工字形
Jyutpinggung1 zi6 jing4
Yalegūng jih yìhng
Definition
I-shaped.
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How it's used
Describes structural components that resemble the Chinese character 工. It is primarily used in engineering, architecture, and construction contexts to specify the cross-section profile of beams or girders. The term is a direct visual descriptor rather than a formal technical classification in all contexts, though it is standard terminology for steel beams.
Examples
Why are you looking for I-shaped parts?
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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.
