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Definition
Performance, functions, or properties, typically referring to the capabilities and behavior of a machine.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the technical capability or operational efficiency of machines, hardware, or software. While it can technically refer to chemical properties, it is overwhelmingly used in the context of consumer electronics and vehicles. It implies a measurable standard of output rather than just the ability to perform a single task.
Examples
This computer's performance is very powerful.
What do you think of this phone's performance?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe human ability or talent, as it sounds mechanical and cold. Use 能力 or 本事 when talking about people instead.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
