zo6 jin4助燃
Jyutpingzo6 jin4
Yalejoh yìhn
Definition
Combustion-supporting; aiding or promoting burning.
neutralother
How it's used
Primarily used in scientific or technical contexts to describe substances that facilitate fire, such as oxygen or certain oxidizers. It is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing fire safety or chemistry experiments.
Examples
Oxygen is a combustion-supporting gas.
This kind of chemical has a combustion-supporting effect.
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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.
