sau1 jip6修業修业
Jyutpingsau1 jip6
Yalesāu yihp
Definition
To study, research, or pursue academic knowledge.
writtenschoolwork
How it's used
This term carries a formal and academic tone that is rarely used in casual daily conversation. It is typically reserved for written contexts, formal announcements, or when describing someone's pursuit of higher education or specialized research. In everyday speech, people almost always prefer using 讀書 or 研究 instead.
Examples
He worked very hard during the years he studied at university.
Where do you plan to go for your studies?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this word as a direct synonym for general schooling, but it implies a more serious or advanced level of academic engagement. Using it to describe attending primary or secondary school will sound unnatural and overly 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.
