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Definition
Widespread, popular, or universal; known or used by many people.
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How it's used
Focuses on the state of something being common or widely adopted across a population or area. It is frequently used in formal or academic contexts, such as discussing technology, education, or public health policies. While it describes something as being everywhere, it does not necessarily imply that something is fashionable or trendy like the word 流行.
Examples
Smartphones are already very widespread nowadays.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person who is popular or well liked, as that would require the word 受歡迎 instead. Using it for a person sounds like you are treating them as a commodity or a piece of technology.
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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.
