gon2 gap1趕急赶急
Jyutpinggon2 gap1
Yalegón gāp
Definition
To hurry up; to make haste.
colloquialdaily actionstime
How it's used
Focuses on the state of being pressed for time or needing to complete something quickly. It often implies a sense of urgency that forces someone to act faster than they would prefer. Unlike simply being fast, this word carries a nuance of external pressure or a looming deadline.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe the speed of an object or a person's movement in a neutral way, as it specifically refers to the urgency of a situation or task. Use 快 if you just mean moving or doing something quickly.
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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.
