syun1 dou6宣導宣导
Jyutpingsyun1 dou6
Yalesyūn douh
Definition
To publicize and guide; to promote, advocate, or disseminate information.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or institutional contexts, such as government campaigns or public service announcements. It carries a sense of official messaging or organized advocacy rather than casual persuasion between individuals. In everyday speech, people are more likely to use terms like 推廣 or 呼籲 depending on the specific goal.
Examples
The government is promoting environmental awareness recently.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a casual word for telling someone something, but it is too formal for personal advice. Using it in a conversation about telling a friend to do something will sound unnatural or overly bureaucratic.
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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.
