hoi1 zin2開展开展
Jyutpinghoi1 zin2
Yalehōi jín
Definition
To start or begin, especially of plans, careers, or stories.
neutralwork
How it's used
Focuses on the formal beginning of a structured process, project, or long-term endeavor rather than a simple action. It carries a sense of unfolding or development, making it sound more professional or serious than the common word 開始. You will frequently hear it in business or organizational contexts where a strategy or phase is being initiated.
Examples
They have finally started their new plan.
When do you plan to start this project?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for simple, everyday actions like starting a car or starting to eat, as it sounds overly formal and unnatural in those contexts. Use 開始 instead for those situations.
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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.
