zing1 zeon3精進精进
Jyutpingzing1 zeon3
Yalejīng jeun
Definition
Highly skilled or proficient in a particular craft or expertise.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the refinement and high level of technical mastery in a craft or skill. Unlike general terms for being good at something, this implies a process of continuous improvement and reaching a sophisticated standard. It is often used in formal or semi-formal contexts to describe professional expertise.
Examples
Their piano skills are very advanced, and they have won many awards.
Do you think their painting skills have improved to a high level yet?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin term for vegetarianism, which is also written as 精進. In Cantonese, the word for vegetarian food is 素食.
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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.
