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Definition
Multiplication; the mathematical operation of scaling one number by another.
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How it's used
Used primarily in academic or formal mathematical contexts, this term is rarely heard in casual daily conversation. Most people simply refer to the operation by describing the action of multiplying, such as 乘開 or 乘埋。 It is strictly a noun referring to the mathematical operation itself rather than the act of multiplying.
Examples
Primary school math is teaching multiplication now.
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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.
