ling5 ceoi2領取领取
Jyutpingling5 ceoi2
Yalelíhng chéui
Definition
To receive, collect, or obtain something, usually in an official or formal context.
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How it's used
Carries a formal or administrative tone, making it suitable for official contexts like banks, government offices, or courier services. It is rarely used in casual conversation where 拎 or 收 would be preferred. Use it when you are talking about collecting something that requires a process, such as a ticket, a parcel, or a formal document.
Examples
Have you gone to the counter to pick up that document yet?
He went to the post office to collect a parcel today.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual social situations, such as picking up a friend or grabbing a coffee, as it sounds overly bureaucratic and stiff.
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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.
