zik6 lau4 din6直流電直流电
Jyutpingzik6 lau4 din6
Yalejihk làuh dihn
Definition
Direct current (DC); an electric current flowing in one constant direction.
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How it's used
Technical terms like this are often used in their full form in professional or academic contexts, but speakers might shorten them to 直流 when discussing electronics or battery-powered devices. It functions as a noun and is treated as an uncountable concept in most casual conversation.
Examples
This machine only works with direct current.
Do you know the difference between direct current and alternating current?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
