zeon1榛
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Definition
Hazel; a type of plant with edible nuts.
neutralfood
How it's used
榛 is almost exclusively encountered in the compound 榛子, which refers to the hazelnut itself. It is not used as a standalone word in everyday speech to describe the plant or the nut. When discussing nuts in general, it is often grouped with other common snacks like 腰果 or 核桃.
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nap1粒nāpExamples
Do you like eating hazelnuts?
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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.
