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Definition
A program window on a computer screen.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the graphical user interface elements on a screen rather than the physical windows in a building. While the term is standard in technical contexts, many Hong Kong users simply use the English loanword window in casual conversation.
Measure word
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You have opened so many windows, the computer is very slow.
Can you help me minimize this window?
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Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to a physical window in a house, which is called 窗 or 窗戶. Using 視窗 for a physical opening in a wall will cause confusion.
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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.
