zik6 mat6植物
Jyutpingzik6 mat6
Yalejihk maht
Definition
Plant; a multicellular organism with cell walls and nuclei that produces its own food.
neutralnature
How it's used
Refers specifically to the biological kingdom of plants, making it a formal or scientific term rather than a casual one. In everyday life, people are much more likely to use specific names like 花, 樹, or 草 depending on what they are looking at. Use this when discussing gardening as a hobby, biology class, or environmental topics.
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zung3種jungExamples
I have planted many plants at home, they are very beautiful.
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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.
