zau6 zing3就正

Jyutpingzau6 zing3

Yalejauh jing

名詞

Definition

Just now; a moment ago.

colloquialtimedaily actions

How it's used

Focuses on the immediate past, functioning as a temporal adverb to indicate an action that occurred only a moment ago. It is interchangeable with 啱啱 in most casual contexts, though it carries a slightly more emphatic feel regarding the recency of the event.

Examples

ngo5我zau6就zing3正faan1返dou3到uk1屋kei2企。

I just got home.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪zau6就zing3正lok6落zo2咗lau4樓aa4呀？

Did you just go downstairs?

Common phrases

zau6就zing3正hai6係

is exactly just

Common mistake

Avoid using this to mean just in the sense of only or simply, as it strictly refers to time. Use 淨係 when you want to express that something is the only option or amount.