kap1 sou3級數级数
Jyutpingkap1 sou3
Yalekāp sou
Definition
Level, grade, or class of quality; also mathematically, a series or progression.
- level; grade; scale; class; league
- technicalprogression; series
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How it's used
Focuses on the relative standing or caliber of someone or something rather than just a formal rank. It is frequently used to dismiss someone's chances in dating or competition by implying they are not in the same league as the person they are pursuing. When used in a professional or academic context, it shifts toward describing the standard or sophistication of work.
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The two of them are simply not on the same level.
The quality of this report is very high and worth referencing.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a simple numerical grade on a test, which is better expressed as 分數. It is also not interchangeable with 職級 when referring to specific job titles or organizational hierarchy.
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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.
