sik1 cit3適切适切
Jyutpingsik1 cit3
Yalesīk chit
Definition
Appropriate; fitting; suitable for meeting specific conditions or needs.
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How it's used
Often used in formal or professional contexts, such as government reports, social work, or academic settings. While it means appropriate, it carries a sense of being well-tailored or specifically suited to a particular need or situation rather than just being generally correct.
Examples
His way of handling it is very appropriate.
Is this arrangement the most appropriate one?
Related words
Common phrases
appropriate arrangement
appropriate support
Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual daily conversation, as it sounds overly formal or bureaucratic. For everyday situations, use 合適 or 啱 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.
