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Definition
Satellite; a celestial body orbiting a planet, or an artificial satellite.
- a natural celestial body orbiting a planet
- an artificial satellite
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How it's used
Refers primarily to artificial satellites in modern daily conversation, especially when discussing telecommunications or weather tracking. While it technically applies to natural celestial bodies, the term is far more frequently encountered in the context of technology and space exploration.
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The signal from this satellite is really poor.
Do you know which country launched a satellite?
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
