laai1 ce2拉扯
Jyutpinglaai1 ce2
Yalelāai ché
Definition
On average.
colloquialmoneytime
How it's used
Used primarily when estimating costs, time, or quantities to provide a rough average figure. It carries a sense of balancing out highs and lows to reach a typical value. While it functions like an adverb, it often appears in contexts where one is making a quick mental calculation or summarizing a recurring expense.
Examples
How much do they spend on average each month?
The lunch boxes here cost about fifty dollars on average.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 拉扯 which means to pull or drag someone or something. The adverbial sense of average is specific to certain contexts like pricing or duration and is not interchangeable with the physical action of pulling.
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