sing4 laap6成立
Jyutpingsing4 laap6
Yalesìhng laahp
Definition
To establish, found, or set up an organization, institution, or group.
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How it's used
Used primarily for formal entities like organizations, committees, or companies rather than physical objects. It carries a sense of official creation or institutional founding. When referring to the start of a business, it is often paired with the year or the founders.
Examples
They established an interest group last year.
Do you know when this society was established?
Related words
Common phrases
to establish a committee
to be officially established
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean setting up a physical item like a table or a tent, where words like 擺或者搭 are more appropriate. It is strictly for abstract or institutional entities.
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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.
