zi1 seon3 fo1 gei6資訊科技资讯科技
Jyutpingzi1 seon3 fo1 gei6
Yalejī seun fō geih
Definition
Information technology; the collective term for technologies used to manage and process information.
neutraltechnology
How it's used
This term is the standard formal translation for IT and is widely used in professional, academic, and news contexts. While it is a direct translation, native speakers often simply use the English acronym IT in casual conversation. Using the full four character term can sound slightly more formal or official compared to just saying IT.
Examples
He is studying information technology at university.
Are you interested in information technology?
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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.
