sat6 jung6實用实用
Jyutpingsat6 jung6
Yalesaht yuhng
Definition
Practical, pragmatic, or functional; useful and feasible in actual practice.
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How it's used
Focus on functionality and utility rather than aesthetics or theory. It is frequently applied to household items, tools, or skills that solve a specific problem efficiently. When describing a person, it implies someone who is pragmatic and avoids unnecessary frills.
Examples
This bag is very practical, it can hold a lot of things.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe something that is simply 'useful' in a general sense, as 實用 carries a stronger connotation of being grounded in reality or having a clear, tangible purpose.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
