heng1 dou6輕度轻度
Jyutpingheng1 dou6
Yalehēng douh
Definition
Mild; of a low degree of severity, usually referring to an illness or condition.
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How it's used
Used primarily in medical or clinical contexts to describe the severity of a condition or symptom. It sounds more formal and objective than using the common word 輕微, which is more versatile and frequently used in casual daily speech to describe anything from a slight headache to a minor mistake.
Examples
His illness is only mild, he will be fine after resting for a few days.
The doctor said it is a mild cold, no need to take antibiotics.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical weight or the heaviness of an object, as it is strictly reserved for degrees of intensity or medical severity. Use 輕 for physical weight instead.
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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.
