kok3 can2確診确诊
Jyutpingkok3 can2
Yalekok chán
Definition
To confirm a medical diagnosis.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used in medical contexts regarding infectious diseases or serious illnesses. While it sounds formal, it is frequently heard in daily news reports and casual conversation when discussing health status. It functions as a verb, so it is common to see it paired with aspect markers like 咗 to indicate a completed diagnosis.
Examples
He went to the hospital for a check-up yesterday and was confirmed to have pneumonia.
Have you been confirmed with it? Remember to stay home and rest.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 診斷, which refers to the act of diagnosing rather than the confirmation of the result. Use 診斷 when talking about the doctor's process, but use 確診 when referring to the final positive result of a test.
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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.
