ping4 gwan1 cuk1 dou6平均速度
Jyutpingping4 gwan1 cuk1 dou6
Yalepìhng gwān chūk douh
Definition
Average speed.
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How it's used
Used primarily in technical, academic, or professional contexts rather than casual daily chatter. While it functions as a noun, it is almost exclusively found in discussions about physics, traffic reports, or performance metrics. It carries a formal tone that sounds slightly out of place when describing simple, everyday movements.
Examples
The average speed on this road is very slow.
Related words
Common phrases
calculate average speed
maintain average speed
Grammar color guide
Noun
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Adjective
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Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
