tai4 on3提案
Jyutpingtai4 on3
Yaletàih on
Definition
Proposal or suggestion.
writtenwork
How it's used
Used primarily in formal, professional, or organizational settings rather than casual conversation. It carries a sense of official submission or structured planning. In everyday speech, people often prefer using 提議 or 建議 when talking about general ideas or suggestions.
Measure word
fan2份fánExamples
The content of this proposal is very detailed.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often use 提案 in casual social contexts where it sounds overly stiff or bureaucratic. Stick to 提議 for informal discussions between friends or colleagues.
Grammar color guide
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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.
