san1 jin4伸延
Jyutpingsan1 jin4
Yalesān yìhn
Definition
To extend, stretch, or prolong.
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How it's used
Focuses on the physical or abstract lengthening of a line, path, or duration. It is more commonly used in formal or technical contexts, such as urban planning or project timelines, rather than in casual daily conversation. For everyday situations involving objects or time, people often prefer using 延長.
Examples
This road will extend to the seaside.
The government plans to extend the railway to the New Territories.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 延長, which is used for time or duration, whereas 伸延 is typically used for physical space or distance.
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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.
