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Definition
To click on a computer screen using a mouse.
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How it's used
While 點擊 is the standard written term for clicking a mouse, it sounds quite formal or technical in spoken Cantonese. Most people simply use the English loanword click, often pronounced as 撳 click or just click, when talking about computer operations. Using 點擊 in casual conversation can make you sound like you are reading from a manual or a news report.
Examples
Just click that link and you will be able to enter.
Did you click on the advertisement earlier?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse 點擊 with 撳, which is the general verb for pressing a button or pushing something. 點擊 is specific to computer interfaces, whereas 撳 is used for physical objects like doorbells, elevator buttons, or phone screens.
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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.
