zing1 zeon2精準精准
Jyutpingzing1 zeon2
Yalejīng jéun
Definition
Accurate, precise, and without error.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or professional contexts rather than casual daily chatter. It carries a sense of technical accuracy or high-level analytical ability. When describing everyday objects or simple measurements, native speakers often prefer using 準 or 準確 instead.
Examples
He speaks very precisely, I understood it as soon as I heard it.
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Common mistake
Learners often overuse this word in casual conversation where a simpler term like 準 would be more natural. It sounds slightly stiff or academic in a relaxed setting.
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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.
