gaai2 daap3解答
Jyutpinggaai2 daap3
Yalegáai daap
Definition
To answer and explain in response to a question or difficulty.
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How it's used
This term is formal and typically used in professional, academic, or customer service contexts. It implies a structured or authoritative response rather than a casual chat. For everyday informal explanations, people prefer using 講清楚 or 解釋.
Examples
He explained it very clearly, I understood everything immediately.
Related words
Common phrases
to resolve queries or difficulties
to answer questions
Common mistake
Do not use this for casual conversation between friends, as it sounds overly stiff or like a formal interview. Use 解釋 instead for general explanations.
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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.
