dyun2 jyu5短語短语
Jyutpingdyun2 jyu5
Yaledyún yúh
Definition
Phrase; a linguistic unit consisting of one or more words.
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How it's used
Primarily used in linguistic or academic contexts, this term is rarely heard in casual daily chatter. Most native speakers would simply use 詞組 or describe the structure of the words instead of using this formal grammatical label.
Measure word
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How should this phrase be translated to be correct?
The teacher asked us to identify the phrases in the sentence.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 詞語, which refers to words or vocabulary in general rather than a specific grammatical phrase structure.
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
