luk6 jung6錄用录用
Jyutpingluk6 jung6
Yaleluhk yuhng
Definition
To hire or employ someone to work for an organization or person.
neutralwork
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the formal act of accepting someone for a job or position. It carries a professional tone often found in HR contexts or when discussing official employment status. Unlike everyday verbs for working, it implies a selection process has taken place.
Examples
His interview performance was excellent, so the company decided to hire him.
Do you think that company will hire you?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual contexts like asking a friend to help you with a task, as it sounds overly bureaucratic and stiff. For informal hiring or asking someone to help out, use 請 instead.
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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.
