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Definition
Television viewership ratings; the size of a television audience.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to television audience measurement data rather than general popularity or social media engagement. It is a technical term borrowed from the industry that has become standard in casual conversation when discussing the success of local television shows.
Examples
Do you know how the ratings for that program are?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 點擊率, which refers to online video views or clicks. Using them interchangeably will sound inaccurate to local speakers who distinguish between traditional broadcast television and internet streaming metrics.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
