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Definition
Polyethylene; a thermoplastic polymer made from petroleum, used to make plastic bags, bottles, and packaging.
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How it's used
This term is a technical chemical name primarily used in scientific, industrial, or environmental contexts. Most Cantonese speakers will simply refer to the material as 膠 or 塑膠 in everyday life. You will rarely hear it spoken aloud outside of a classroom, a factory, or a discussion about plastic waste management.
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high-density polyethylene
low-density polyethylene
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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.
