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Definition
To construct or build up something, giving it a structure or scale.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal, academic, or professional contexts rather than casual daily conversation. It carries a sense of building something abstract or complex, such as frameworks, identities, or systems, rather than physical objects like houses or furniture.
Examples
They want to construct a new theory.
How was this system constructed?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this word for physical construction, such as building a house or a bridge, where 起 or 建造 are much more natural choices.
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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.
