gim2 sok3檢索检索
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Definition
To retrieve or search for information from a directory, database, or large body of data.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal, technical, or academic contexts, such as library systems, computer databases, or official archives. It carries a sense of systematic or methodical searching rather than casual looking. In everyday speech, people almost always use 揾 instead.
Examples
The search speed of this database is very fast.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often use this word in casual situations where it sounds overly stiff or robotic. It is not used for finding lost keys or looking for a friend in a crowd.
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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.
