zik6 suk6直屬直属
Jyutpingzik6 suk6
Yalejihk suhk
Definition
To be directly subordinate to or affiliated with a person or organization, without intermediaries.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or professional contexts to describe organizational hierarchy. It emphasizes a direct reporting line without any intermediate layers or middle management. While it sounds formal, it is the standard way to clarify who someone reports to in a business setting.
Examples
This department is directly under the management of the head office.
Are you his direct subordinate?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical locations or general connections. It is strictly reserved for hierarchical relationships, such as reporting lines, administrative control, or organizational structure.
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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.
