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Definition
Hydrocarbon; an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.
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How it's used
Used almost exclusively in scientific or academic contexts, this term is a direct translation of the chemical concept. It is rarely encountered in daily life outside of chemistry classrooms or professional laboratory settings. Most native speakers would likely use the full phrase 碳氫化合物 if they needed to refer to the concept in a conversation.
Examples
Do you know how hydrocarbons are classified?
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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.
