bou6 zaau6步驟步骤
Jyutpingbou6 zaau6
Yalebouh jaauh
Definition
Step; procedure; the individual parts making up a process or task.
neutralworkdaily actions
How it's used
Focus on the sequential nature of tasks when using this term. It is most commonly applied to technical instructions, recipes, or formal work processes rather than casual daily routines. When describing a very simple or singular action, people often prefer using 做法 instead.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
The steps for making this cake are very complicated.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean a physical step you take with your feet, which is 步 or 腳步. Using 步驟 to describe walking or moving physically will sound unnatural and confusing to native speakers.
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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.
