jan3 zing3印證印证
Jyutpingjan3 zing3
Yaleyan jing
Definition
To corroborate, verify, or prove true.
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How it's used
印證 implies a process of matching evidence against a hypothesis or a claim to confirm its validity. It is more formal than 證明 and is frequently used in academic, legal, or investigative contexts. When you use it, you are usually highlighting that the facts align perfectly with a prior expectation or theory.
Examples
This evidence is sufficient to corroborate that what he said is true.
How do you verify that this result is accurate?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 證明, but 印證 carries a stronger sense of cross-referencing or matching two things together, whereas 證明 is a broader term for simply providing proof.
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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.
