zaam6站
Jyutpingzaam6
Yalejaahm
Definition
To stand; to maintain an upright position on one's feet.
colloquialdaily actionsbody
How it's used
Cantonese speakers almost exclusively use 企 instead of 站 in daily conversation. 站 sounds very formal or literary, often reserved for signs like 站頭 or specific compound nouns. Using 企 makes your speech sound natural and local.
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Common mistake
Learners often use 站 because it is the standard written character, but it sounds unnatural or overly rigid in spoken Cantonese. Always prefer 企 for the physical action of standing.
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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.
