cung5 duk6重讀重读
Jyutpingcung5 duk6
Yalechúhng duhk
Definition
To repeat or retake a course or an entire school year.
colloquialschool
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the academic context of repeating a grade or a specific course due to failure or personal circumstances. It carries a slightly heavy tone, as it implies a setback in one's educational timeline. It is distinct from 溫書, which refers to the act of reviewing material for an upcoming exam.
Examples
His grades weren't good enough, so he decided to repeat the year.
Have you thought it through? Do you really need to retake the year?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean reading something again for pleasure or review, as it specifically denotes the formal act of repeating a school year or course.
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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.
