coek3 zi2桌子
Jyutpingcoek3 zi2
Yalecheuk jí
Definition
A table; a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs.
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How it's used
Native speakers almost exclusively use 枱 instead of the formal term 桌子 in daily life. Using 桌子 in casual conversation sounds like you are reading from a textbook or speaking Mandarin, which can feel quite unnatural. Always pair this noun with the measure word 張.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungRelated words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 個 as the measure word for furniture, but 張 is the required classifier for flat, surface-based items like tables and chairs.
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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.
