zeon3竣
Jyutpingzeon3
Yalejeun
Definition
To finish; to complete.
writtenworkplaces
How it's used
Functions primarily as a formal morpheme within compound words rather than as a standalone verb in daily speech. It carries a sense of official completion, specifically regarding large scale projects or construction. You will almost exclusively encounter it in written notices, news reports, or formal business contexts.
Examples
When will this construction project be finished?
The building is finished, we can move in now.
Related words
Common phrases
completion of construction
Common mistake
Avoid using this in everyday casual conversation to mean finishing a task like homework or eating a meal. Use 完 or 做完 instead, as 竣 sounds overly stiff and unnatural in informal settings.
Grammar color guide
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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.
