gei3 zoeng3記賬记账
Jyutpinggei3 zoeng3
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Definition
To keep the books, or to record financial transactions such as income and expenditures.
colloquialmoneydaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of tracking personal or business financial inflows and outflows. It is frequently used in the context of personal finance management apps or simple ledger books. Unlike formal accounting terms, it carries a sense of daily diligence rather than professional auditing.
Examples
Do you have the habit of keeping accounts every month?
I record my transactions every day to see where the money went.
Related words
Common phrases
develop a habit of keeping accounts
record transactions daily
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 記住, which means to remember something. While both share the character 記, 記賬 is strictly about financial recording.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
