gaa1 gan2加緊加紧
Jyutpinggaa1 gan2
Yalegā gán
Definition
To step up, intensify, or accelerate an activity or process.
neutralworkdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on increasing the intensity, speed, or strictness of an ongoing process or action. It implies a sense of urgency or a need to catch up, often used in formal or news contexts rather than casual conversation. It pairs well with abstract nouns like control, pace, or effort.
Examples
They need to intensify their practice to prepare for the competition.
Should the government intensify the regulation of these products?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 加快, which specifically refers to increasing speed or tempo. While 加緊 can imply working faster, it primarily emphasizes increasing the effort or strictness applied to a task.
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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.
