sang1 wut6 tiu4 gin2生活條件生活条件
Jyutpingsang1 wut6 tiu4 gin2
Yalesāng wuht tìuh gín
Definition
Living conditions
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the material circumstances of someone's life, such as housing quality, income, or access to basic necessities. It is often used in discussions about social welfare or economic status rather than just the general quality of life or lifestyle.
Examples
Their family's living conditions are very poor.
What do you think of the living conditions here?
Related words
Common phrases
improve living conditions
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe your personal daily routine or habits, as 生活習慣 is the correct term for lifestyle or daily routines. Using this term implies a focus on socioeconomic factors rather than personal choices.
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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.
