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Definition
To take, consume, or ingest something, typically medicine.
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How it's used
Reserved almost exclusively for medical contexts, this term sounds formal and clinical compared to the everyday verb 食. Using it in casual conversation about food or drink will sound unnatural and overly stiff. It is the standard term found on prescription labels and medical advice.
Examples
How many times a day do you need to take the medicine?
You will feel very sleepy after taking this medicine.
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Common mistake
Do not use this for eating food or drinking water, as it implies a medicinal or chemical ingestion. Stick to 食 for general consumption to avoid sounding like a medical textbook.
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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.
