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Definition
Explosive; a chemical substance that can undergo rapid combustion or reaction to release energy.
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How it's used
Used primarily in literal contexts involving construction, mining, or criminal activity. While it can be used metaphorically to describe a volatile situation or a person with a short temper, it is far less common in casual speech than in English. It carries a heavy, serious tone and is not used to describe excitement or intensity in the way one might use the word explosive in English.
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The explosives here are very dangerous, don't touch them randomly.
Where did they find so much explosive?
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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.
