zin2 cou2剪草
Jyutpingzin2 cou2
Yalejín chóu
Definition
To mow a lawn or cut grass.
colloquialdaily actionshome
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of trimming grass in a garden or park setting. While it functions as a verb, it is often treated as a verb object construction where the action is performed on the lawn itself. It is commonly used in residential contexts where maintaining a garden is required.
Examples
The grass has been growing fast lately, we need to find someone to mow the lawn.
Do you have time to help mow the lawn this weekend?
Related words
Common phrases
help mow the lawn
hire someone to mow the lawn
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
