dyun2 kei4短期
Jyutpingdyun2 kei4
Yaledyún kèih
Definition
Short-term; a short period of time.
neutraltime
How it's used
Focuses on a limited duration of time, often used in professional or planning contexts to contrast with long-term goals. It frequently appears with the particle 內 to specify a timeframe within which something will occur.
Examples
This is a short-term plan, no need to think so far ahead.
Will you be coming back to Hong Kong in the short term?
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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.
