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Definition
Politics, political affairs, or public affairs.
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How it's used
Functions primarily as a bound morpheme in compound words rather than as a standalone noun in casual speech. It carries a formal or academic weight, so it is most frequently encountered in news reports, discussions about government policy, or formal debates.
Examples
He is very interested in politics.
How do you see this piece of political news?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often try to use it as a standalone word for government, but it is strictly a morpheme; use 政府 for the government itself and 政治 for the concept of politics.
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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.
