zaak3磧碛
Jyutpingzaak3
Yalejaak
Definition
To weigh down; to hold something in place with a heavy object or weight.
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How it's used
Focuses on the physical act of using weight to secure or immobilize an object, often implying a downward force. While it can describe inanimate objects being pressed down, it is also frequently used to describe a person collapsing or leaning heavily onto something or someone, conveying a sense of heaviness or lack of energy.
Examples
Use the book to weigh down the paper so it doesn't blow away.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 壓, which is a more general term for pressure. 磧 specifically implies using a weight to hold something in place or to pin it down, whereas 壓 can refer to abstract pressure or simply being underneath something.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
