syu1 kwan3紓困纾困
Jyutpingsyu1 kwan3
Yalesyū kwan
Definition
To relieve a difficult situation or provide temporary financial relief.
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How it's used
Often found in news reports or formal government announcements regarding economic policy. It carries a sense of providing temporary assistance to alleviate immediate financial pressure rather than solving a deep-rooted problem permanently.
Examples
The government is just handing out money to provide relief.
What other ways do you have to relieve the situation?
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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.
