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Definition
Spreadsheet, or a trial balance used in accounting.
- spreadsheet; a computer application with a grid of rows and columns
- technicaltrial balance; a bookkeeping worksheet used to check debit-credit balances
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How it's used
Refers primarily to computer software like Excel or Google Sheets in everyday office settings. While it retains its technical accounting roots, most people use it to describe any grid based data entry tool. It is common to hear people simply refer to the software by its English name, but using this term is standard in formal business or accounting contexts.
Measure word
fan2份fánExamples
Please prepare the spreadsheet for me first.
Related words
Common phrases
to create a spreadsheet
to verify a trial balance
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a general list or report. It specifically implies a grid structure with rows and columns, so using it for a simple text document or a bulleted list is incorrect.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.



