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Definition
Armaments; military equipment and weapons used for combat.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the military equipment and weapons a country possesses for defense or war. It is a formal term often appearing in news reports or political discussions rather than casual daily conversation. When discussing the general act of preparing for war, it is frequently paired with terms related to national defense or international competition.
Examples
This country keeps increasing its armaments, as if it wants to go to war.
Do you know which country has the most advanced armaments?
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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.
