haau6 jung6效用
Jyutpinghaau6 jung6
Yalehaauh yuhng
Definition
Effectiveness or usefulness; how effective something is.
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How it's used
Focuses on the practical outcome or functional benefit of something, often used in formal or technical contexts like medicine, policy, or strategy. While it functions as a noun, it feels slightly more academic than everyday speech. People usually prefer simpler phrases like 有用 or 幫到手 when talking about casual situations.
Examples
The effectiveness of this medicine can be seen very quickly.
What effectiveness do you think this method has?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person's capability or a tool's convenience, as it specifically refers to the abstract result or impact of a process. It is not interchangeable with 功效, which is more commonly used for the specific health benefits of food or supplements.
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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.
