caa4 hat6查核
Jyutpingcaa4 hat6
Yalechàh haht
Definition
To check, audit, verify, or examine records or structures to ensure authenticity and conformity to standards.
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How it's used
Focuses on formal or systematic verification rather than casual looking. It is frequently encountered in professional, administrative, or legal contexts, such as reviewing financial accounts or checking official records. Unlike 睇下, which is casual and general, this implies a structured process of confirming accuracy or compliance.
Examples
The company needs to check if this report has any errors.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this for casual tasks like checking your phone or looking at a menu. It sounds overly serious and bureaucratic for everyday personal activities.
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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.
