ji6 zeon3 wai2 zai3二進位制二进位制
Jyutpingji6 zeon3 wai2 zai3
Yaleyih jeun wái jai
Definition
Binary system.
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How it's used
Technical contexts in Hong Kong often prefer the English term binary over the formal Chinese term. When used in academic or formal writing, it is frequently paired with 十進位制 to contrast the two numbering systems.
Examples
The data inside a computer is stored using the binary system.
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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.
