zik6 pei5植被
Jyutpingzik6 pei5
Yalejihk péih
Definition
Vegetation; the collective plant cover on the surface of the earth.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in academic, environmental, or formal contexts rather than casual daily conversation. While it refers to plant life covering an area, it is rarely used to describe a single plant or a small garden. You will most often encounter it in news reports about land development, soil erosion, or ecological studies.
Examples
Why is the vegetation here growing so poorly?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe common household plants or flowers in a vase, as it specifically refers to the collective plant cover of a geographical area or landscape.
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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.
