zeoi6 seot6敍述
Jyutpingzeoi6 seot6
Yalejeuih seuht
Definition
To narrate, recount, or describe the details and process of an event.
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How it's used
Reserved for formal or semi-formal contexts, this word is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation. People typically prefer using 講返 or 講出嚟 when describing events to friends. It carries a sense of objectivity and structure, often appearing in news reports, police statements, or academic writing.
Examples
He recounted the whole thing in great detail.
Can you recount what happened back then?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often use this word in casual settings where it sounds overly stiff or pretentious. Stick to 講返 for daily life to avoid sounding like a textbook or a legal document.
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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.
