zat1 / zeot1揤
Jyutpingzat1 / zeot1
Yalejāt / jēut
Definition
To squeeze, press, or pack tightly.
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How it's used
Focuses on the physical action of applying pressure with fingers or a hand to extract something or to compress an object. It is the go-to verb for squeezing toothpaste out of a tube, popping a pimple, or pressing a button on a device. The action implies a concentrated force applied to a specific point.
Examples
He squeezed his pimples and made his face all red.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for squeezing juice out of fruit or squeezing a person's hand, as those actions typically use 揸 or 榨 depending on the context.
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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.
