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Definition
Asphalt, tarmac, or bitumen used for paving roads and roofing.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the industrial material used for construction and road surfacing. While technically a chemical substance, it is almost exclusively encountered in the context of urban infrastructure and roadworks. It is rarely used in metaphorical or non-technical descriptions.
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This road is paved with asphalt, it's very smooth to walk on.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
