tau4 zaak6投擲投掷
Jyutpingtau4 zaak6
Yaletàuh jaahk
Definition
To throw or hurl an object with force.
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How it's used
Formal register dominates this term, making it sound like a news report or a technical instruction. In everyday speech, people almost exclusively use 掟 to describe the act of throwing something. Using 投擲 in casual conversation can sound overly dramatic or stiff, as if you are reading from a police report.
Examples
He threw the ball out with a lot of force.
Why are you throwing debris down to the street?
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Common mistake
Learners often use this word in casual settings where 掟 is the natural choice. Reserve 投擲 for formal contexts like sports competitions or describing criminal acts in a news report.
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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.
