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Definition
To condense; to change from a gas to a liquid.
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How it's used
Primarily used in scientific or formal contexts to describe physical phase changes, such as gas turning into liquid. While it can be used in daily life, people often use more descriptive phrases like 起霧 or 變水珠 when talking about everyday condensation on windows or glasses.
Examples
A layer of mist condensed on my glasses.
Has the water vapour condensed yet?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe abstract concepts like ideas or thoughts, as it is strictly reserved for physical states of matter in Cantonese. For abstract concepts like 'crystallizing' an idea, use 具體化 or 成形 instead.
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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.
