git3 sik1結識结识
Jyutpinggit3 sik1
Yalegit sīk
Definition
To get to know someone, make their acquaintance, and become friends with them.
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How it's used
结識 carries a slightly more formal or deliberate tone compared to the everyday verb 識. It implies the process of actively building a connection or social circle rather than just knowing someone by name or sight. You will often hear it used when describing how people met in specific settings like work, school, or through mutual friends.
Examples
I made many new friends at university.
How did you get to know him?
Related words
Common phrases
to make friends
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 結識 with 認識. While 認識 is a broad term for knowing someone or being familiar with a fact, 結識 specifically focuses on the act of forming a social bond or relationship.
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Particle
Connector
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.
