sap6 wok6拾獲拾获
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Definition
To pick up or find something that was lost.
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How it's used
拾獲 is a formal term primarily used in official contexts, such as police reports or lost and found notices. In everyday speech, native speakers almost exclusively use the verb 執到 to describe finding something on the ground. Using 拾獲 in casual conversation sounds overly stiff or like reading from a news broadcast.
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Common phrases
found lost property
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 拾獲 in casual settings where 執到 is the natural choice. Remember that 執到 implies finding something that was lost or discarded, whereas 拾獲 is a formal administrative label for the act of recovery.
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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.
