bok3 gik1搏擊搏击
Jyutpingbok3 gik1
Yalebok gīk
Definition
Close-combat fighting, either unarmed or with weapons.
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How it's used
Focuses on the physical intensity of close combat rather than just a simple scuffle. It is frequently used in the context of professional sports or martial arts training. Unlike generic terms for fighting, it implies a structured or deliberate engagement.
Examples
The two of them are wrestling in the ring.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a casual street fight or a verbal argument, as it carries a sense of formal or athletic competition.
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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.
