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Definition
Pesticide; chemicals used in agriculture to promote plant growth or control pests.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to chemical agents used in industrial or commercial farming to protect crops. It is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing food safety or environmental concerns. When talking about household products for killing insects like cockroaches or ants, people usually prefer specific terms like 殺蟲水 instead.
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zung3種jungExamples
Have these vegetables been sprayed with pesticides?
Consuming pesticides long-term is very unhealthy for the body.
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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.
