cuk1蓄
Jyutpingcuk1
Yalechūk
Definition
To accumulate, store, or save up.
neutralmoneydaily actions
How it's used
While 蓄 is a formal morpheme found in words like 蓄電池, it is rarely used as a standalone verb in spoken Cantonese. Instead, native speakers almost exclusively use 儲 or 儲埋 to express the act of saving or storing things. Using 蓄 in casual conversation will sound like you are reading from a formal document or a history book.
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Common mistake
Do not use 蓄 in daily speech as a verb for saving money or collecting items, as it sounds unnaturally formal or archaic. Stick to 儲 or 儲埋 to sound like a local.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
