tai4 man6提問提问
Jyutpingtai4 man6
Yaletàih mahn
Definition
To ask a question; to request an answer.
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How it's used
This term is significantly more formal than the everyday verb 問. It is primarily used in professional, academic, or public settings like press conferences, lectures, or formal meetings. Using it in a casual conversation with friends will sound overly stiff or pretentious.
Examples
If you have any questions to raise, you can raise your hand.
His attitude was very serious when he was asking questions.
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Common mistake
Do not use this as a direct substitute for asking simple questions in daily life. If you want to ask a friend a question, just use 問 instead of 提問.
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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.
