ding6 kei4定期
Jyutpingding6 kei4
Yaledihng kèih
Definition
Regular; occurring or done at scheduled intervals.
neutraltimedaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the repetition of an action at set intervals rather than just the state of being orderly. It is frequently used in medical, financial, and professional contexts to describe routines that are scheduled or mandatory. When used as an adjective, it often appears with the particle 嘅 to modify a noun, such as 定期檢查 or 定期存款.
Examples
They have regular gatherings every month.
Do you need to go back for regular follow-up appointments?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe things that are just 'normal' or 'usual' like 正常, as it specifically implies a recurring time-based schedule.
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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.
