soeng4 wai2常委
Jyutpingsoeng4 wai2
Yalesèuhng wái
Definition
A standing committee, or a member of a standing committee.
- standing committee
- a member of a standing committee
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used in political or organizational contexts to refer to a high ranking member of a standing committee. It functions as a title or a noun describing a person's role within a formal hierarchy. Unlike general committee members, a常委 holds a specific, permanent status that implies significant decision making power.
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He is a standing committee member of this committee.
Do you know who the newly appointed standing committee member is?
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Common phrases
Politburo Standing Committee member
standing committee
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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.
