gwan1 hang4均衡
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Definition
Balanced, equal, or well-proportioned across different aspects.
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How it's used
Often used in formal or academic contexts to describe abstract concepts like diet, development, or distribution. While it implies a state of equilibrium, it is less common in casual conversation than describing things as 平均 or 啱啱好. It carries a slightly more sophisticated tone than simple descriptive adjectives.
Examples
You need to eat more balanced every day to be healthy.
How can one make work and life develop in a balanced way?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 平衡, which is more frequently used as a verb meaning to balance or stabilize something, whereas 均衡 is almost exclusively an adjective describing a state of being balanced.
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Grammar guides
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- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
