syun1 duk6宣讀宣读
Jyutpingsyun1 duk6
Yalesyūn duhk
Definition
To read a prepared statement aloud before an audience.
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How it's used
Reserved for formal or ceremonial contexts, this term implies a sense of official authority or public duty. It is rarely used for casual reading, such as reading a book or a text message to a friend, where 讀出 or 朗讀 would be more appropriate. You will most often hear it in settings like graduation ceremonies, legal proceedings, or official press conferences.
Examples
The master of ceremonies has started reading out the list.
Are you ready to read out that statement?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this for everyday reading aloud, as it sounds overly stiff and bureaucratic. If you are just reading a passage from a book to someone, use 讀出 instead.
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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.
