cin1千
Jyutpingcin1
Yalechīn
Definition
Thousand; the number 1,000.
Example
A thousand dollars.
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How it's used
Numbers like 千 are often preceded by 一 in formal contexts, but in casual speech, the 一 is frequently dropped when referring to a single thousand. When talking about amounts over a thousand, speakers often add 幾 to indicate an approximate number, such as 千幾蚊. It is very common to use the word 成 before the number to emphasize that the price or quantity is surprisingly high.
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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.
