gan1 sau2跟手
Jyutpinggan1 sau2
Yalegān sáu
Definition
To finish up a partially completed task, or to do something immediately after.
- to finish up a task that was already partially done by someone else
- immediately after; right away; next; then
colloquialdaily actionstime
How it's used
Functions as a versatile connector that bridges two actions occurring in quick succession. It implies that the second action is a logical continuation or a follow up to the first. Unlike the more formal 隨後, this is strictly for casual, spoken interaction.
Examples
Please buy the rice for me, and then bring it up here.
He tidied up the clothes and then left the house immediately.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal meaning of following someone by hand. It is purely temporal and indicates a sequence of events rather than physical movement.
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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.
