gim1 jung4兼容
Jyutpinggim1 jung4
Yalegīm yùhng
Definition
Compatible; able to work together without mutual exclusion.
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How it's used
Primarily used in technical or formal contexts, this term describes whether systems, hardware, or software can function together without conflict. While it is a standard loanword from written Chinese, it is frequently used in spoken Cantonese when discussing technology or equipment. It carries a slightly more professional tone than simply saying things can work together.
Examples
These two pieces of software are fully compatible, feel free to use them.
Is your old charger not compatible with the new phone?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often use this to describe social compatibility between people, but it sounds unnatural and overly mechanical in that context. For human relationships, use 夾 instead.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
