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Definition
Homo sapiens; modern humans.
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How it's used
Scientific terms like this are rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing biology or history. Most people simply use 人 or 人類 when referring to humans in general. Using this term in a normal chat about people will sound overly academic or like you are quoting a textbook.
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So it turns out humans belong to Homo sapiens.
How did Homo sapiens evolve into what we are today?
Related words
Common phrases
modern Homo sapiens
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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.
