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Definition
To laminate; to seal a document in plastic film using heat for protection.
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How it's used
This term specifically refers to the thermal lamination process using a machine and plastic pouches. It is the standard term used in stationery shops and offices across Hong Kong. You will often hear it used as a verb when asking for a service at a local print shop.
Examples
This document needs to be laminated, otherwise it tears easily.
Common phrases
take something to be laminated
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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.
