dim2 joeng2點樣点样
Jyutpingdim2 joeng2
Yaledím yéung
Definition
How; in what way; what to do.
Example
colloquialcommunicationdaily actions
How it's used
Functions as an interrogative pronoun asking for the method or manner of an action. It is frequently shortened to 點 in casual speech without any change in meaning. When asking about the state or condition of something, it is often used as a predicate on its own, such as 呢個點樣.
Examples
How should this matter be handled?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 點樣 with 點解. Remember that 點樣 asks for the method or process, while 點解 asks for the reason or cause.
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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.
