syu1 cim1書簽书签
Jyutpingsyu1 cim1
Yalesyū chīm
Definition
Bookmark; a card placed in a book to show which page the reader has reached.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to a physical object placed between pages, unlike the digital sense of saving a URL which is usually referred to as 網頁書籤. While people often use random scraps of paper or receipts as makeshift bookmarks, the term is reserved for items specifically designed for this purpose.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungExamples
This bookmark is very pretty, where did you buy it?
I'm used to using a bookmark when reading, I don't like folding the pages.
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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.
