zing1 gou2徵稿征稿
Jyutpingzing1 gou2
Yalejīng góu
Definition
To solicit articles, essays, or other creative works for publication.
writtenworkcommunication
How it's used
This term is formal and typically appears in written announcements or editorial notices. While it functions as a verb, it is often used in a passive sense or as a noun phrase in headlines, such as 徵稿啟事. It specifically implies a public call for contributions rather than a private request for work.
Examples
Do you know where they are soliciting submissions? I want to submit something.
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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.
