ging6 zuk6競逐竞逐
Jyutpingging6 zuk6
Yalegihng juhk
Definition
To compete for something, such as a prize, honor, or award.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on formal or professional contexts like elections, awards, or sports titles. It implies a structured process or a public contest rather than casual competition between friends. Using it in everyday situations, such as fighting over the last piece of dim sum, sounds overly dramatic and unnatural.
Examples
The two of them are competing for the chairperson position.
Are you planning to compete for the Best Newcomer Award this time?
Related words
Common phrases
compete for an award
compete for a seat or position
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe casual games or personal rivalries. It is strictly reserved for organized competitions where there is a clear prize, title, or position at stake.
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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.
