faan4 zung6繁重
Jyutpingfaan4 zung6
Yalefàahn juhng
Definition
Heavy, burdensome, or demanding, particularly in reference to a workload.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or semi-formal contexts to describe a workload that is overwhelming or demanding. While it appears in written Chinese, it is also frequently used in spoken Cantonese when someone wants to sound serious or emphasize the gravity of their situation. It implies a sense of duty and pressure rather than just being busy.
Examples
Work at the company has been heavy lately, I have not stopped for a second.
Related words
Common phrases
heavy official duties
heavy academic workload
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical weight or heavy objects, as it is strictly reserved for abstract concepts like tasks, responsibilities, or academic pressure.
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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.
