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Definition
Saturn, the sixth planet of the solar system and the second largest, characterized by its prominent ring system.
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How it's used
Scientific terms like this are often borrowed directly from written Chinese, but in casual conversation, people might use the English name instead. When discussing astronomy, it is common to add the classifier 粒 or 個 before the planet name to make the sentence sound more natural.
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Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.
Do you know how the ring around Saturn was formed?
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Common phrases
Saturn's rings
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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.
