syu1舒
Jyutpingsyu1
Yalesyū
Definition
Comfortable, relaxed, and at ease in body or mind.
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How it's used
Functions primarily as a bound morpheme in Cantonese, meaning it almost never appears as a standalone adjective. It is most commonly encountered in the compound 舒服, which is the standard way to express physical or mental comfort. Using it on its own outside of specific literary or formal contexts will sound unnatural to native speakers.
Examples
Do you feel comfortable now?
This chair feels very comfortable to sit on.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often try to use 舒 as a direct translation for comfortable in all contexts, but it must be paired with other characters like 服 or 暢 to form a complete word.
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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.
