hyut3 siu2 baan2血小板
Jyutpinghyut3 siu2 baan2
Yalehyut síu báan
Definition
Blood platelet; thrombocyte, a component of blood that helps stop bleeding when injured.
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How it's used
Medical terminology like this is often borrowed directly from written Chinese in formal settings, but it remains the standard way to refer to these cells in daily conversation. You will mostly hear this word in the context of blood tests or health checkups. It is common to pair it with words like 指數 or 偏低 when discussing test results.
Examples
The doctor said his platelet count is on the low side.
Will having too few platelets make it very easy to bleed?
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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.
