caa4 jim6查驗查验
Jyutpingcaa4 jim6
Yalechàh yihm
Definition
To check, examine, or inspect.
neutralworkdaily actions
How it's used
Formal contexts like customs, medical testing, or official inspections are where this word is most at home. It implies a more rigorous or systematic process than the everyday word 睇下. Using it for casual tasks can sound overly serious or bureaucratic.
Examples
Customs needs to check my luggage.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for casual checking like looking at a watch or checking a price tag. For those everyday situations, use 睇下 or 檢查 instead.
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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.
