zaap6 zat1雜質杂质
Jyutpingzaap6 zat1
Yalejaahp jāt
Definition
Impurity; a substance that is not part of the main material it is found in.
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How it's used
Used primarily in scientific or technical contexts to describe substances that contaminate a pure material. While it can be used metaphorically to describe people or ideas, it carries a strong negative connotation of being unwanted or dirty.
Measure word
di1啲dīExamples
This glass of water seems to have some impurities in it.
After filtering, all the impurities are gone.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe people who are mixed race or to describe a mixture of different items, as it specifically implies contamination or a lack of purity.
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
