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Definition
Container; vessel used to hold items.
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How it's used
Formal in tone, this term is rarely used in casual daily speech despite being the standard word for container. People usually prefer specific nouns like 盒, 杯, or 樽 depending on the object. It is most commonly encountered in written instructions, technical contexts, or when discussing hygiene and pest control.
Measure word
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Common mistake
Learners often use this word in everyday conversation where it sounds overly clinical or stiff. It is better to name the specific type of object, such as 碗 for a bowl or 罐 for a can, unless you are speaking in a formal or scientific context.
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
