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Definition
Widespread, common, or universal; occurring or existing everywhere and at all times.
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How it's used
Used to describe things that are widespread, frequent, or generally accepted across a group or area. It carries a slightly more formal or analytical tone compared to everyday adjectives like 多 or 慣見. It is frequently paired with the adverb 好 or the structure 越嚟越 to describe trends or social changes.
Examples
Online shopping is very common nowadays.
Is this phenomenon very common?
Related words
Common phrases
common phenomenon
becoming more and more common
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use it to mean simple or easy, confusing it with 容易. It describes the frequency or distribution of a phenomenon, not the difficulty of a task.
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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.
