daap3 fuk1答覆答复
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Yaledaap fūk
Definition
An answer or reply to a question.
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How it's used
While 答覆 is widely understood, it carries a slightly formal or professional tone compared to the more common spoken term 回覆. You will frequently encounter it in written correspondence, business emails, or official announcements. In casual daily conversation, native speakers almost always prefer using 回覆 instead.
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I am waiting for a formal reply from him.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake 答覆 for a verb, but it functions primarily as a noun in Cantonese. If you want to say 'to reply' as an action, use the verb 回覆 or 答 instead.
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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.
