hang4 sai2行使
Jyutpinghang4 sai2
Yalehàhng sái
Definition
To exercise or use, especially one's rights, powers, or force.
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How it's used
Focuses primarily on formal or legal contexts, such as exercising authority, legal rights, or power. Unlike general words for using things, this carries a sense of duty or official entitlement. It is rarely used in casual conversation to describe using everyday objects.
Examples
He has the right to exercise this voting right.
When do you plan to exercise your rights?
Related words
Common phrases
to exercise rights
to exercise power
exercise price
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general usage words like 用, as it is strictly reserved for abstract concepts like rights, powers, or authority.
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
