cung4 san1從新从新
Jyutpingcung4 san1
Yalechùhng sān
Definition
To start fresh; to do something all over again.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Often used when someone needs to abandon a failed attempt and restart from the very beginning. It implies a clean slate, focusing on the act of resetting one's approach or mindset rather than just repeating a process.
Examples
Can you rethink the plan from scratch?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 重新, which means to do something again. While they overlap, 從新 emphasizes starting from the very beginning, whereas 重新 can simply mean repeating an action.
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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.
