haak1 zi1赫茲赫兹
Jyutpinghaak1 zi1
Yalehāak jī
Definition
Hertz (Hz); the unit of frequency measuring cycles per second of an electromagnetic wave.
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How it's used
Scientific and technical contexts are where this term exclusively lives. It is almost always used in conjunction with prefixes like 千 or 兆 to describe audio frequencies or processor speeds. You will rarely hear it in casual conversation unless discussing electronics or sound equipment.
Examples
How many hertz is this signal?
The speaker only outputs five hundred hertz.
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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.
