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Definition
Editorial; an opinion piece in a newspaper or periodical.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the official opinion piece published by a newspaper or magazine. While it is a formal term, it is used in daily life when discussing news or current affairs. It is almost always paired with the measure word 篇 when referring to the content itself.
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The editorial in today's newspaper is written quite aggressively.
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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.
