kong3 aat3抗壓抗压
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Yalekong aat
Definition
To cope with, resist, or bear stress or pressure.
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How it's used
Often used in professional or academic contexts to describe the ability to handle high-pressure environments. While it functions as a verb, it is most frequently encountered as a modifier in the compound 抗壓能力, referring to one's resilience or stress tolerance. It implies an active effort to maintain composure rather than just being calm by nature.
Examples
How do you cope with stress usually?
Her job is hard to cope with, she is always very tired.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 減壓, which means to reduce or relieve stress. 抗壓 focuses on the capacity to withstand or endure pressure, whereas 減壓 focuses on the act of relaxing or lowering the intensity of the situation.
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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.
