gong2 sau6講授讲授
Jyutpinggong2 sau6
Yalegóng sauh
Definition
To teach, lecture, or instruct by giving a talk or presentation.
writtenschoolwork
How it's used
Reserved primarily for formal academic or professional settings, this term carries a sense of structured, one-way knowledge transfer. It is rarely used in casual conversation to describe everyday explaining or chatting. Use 教書 or 講書 for general teaching contexts instead.
Examples
The professor will lecture on this topic today.
Do you know who is responsible for teaching this subject?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this in casual contexts where 教書 is more appropriate. It sounds overly stiff and unnatural if applied to informal tutoring or casual advice.
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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.
