jung6 cyu3用處用处
Jyutpingjung6 cyu3
Yaleyuhng chyu
Definition
Use, purpose, application, or function of something.
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How it's used
Focus on the practical utility or functional value of an object rather than its abstract purpose. While often interchangeable with 用途 in formal contexts, 用處 feels more grounded in everyday, tangible applications. It is frequently paired with 冇 to express that something is useless or ineffective.
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What is the actual use of this thing?
This type of medicine has no real use for a cold.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe the intended purpose or design goal of a product, as 用途 is more appropriate for that specific meaning. Beginners often confuse it with 用法, which refers specifically to the method or instructions on how to use something.
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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.
