zip3 zyu6接住
Jyutpingzip3 zyu6
Yalejip jyuh
Definition
To follow on from another person; to do something immediately after someone else.
colloquialdaily actionscommunication
How it's used
Focuses on the immediate sequence of actions where one person picks up exactly where another left off. It implies a sense of continuity or responding to a previous action rather than just doing something later. It is frequently used in conversational turn-taking or when describing a chain of events.
Examples
After he finished the joke, what are you going to say next?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 接著, which is standard written Chinese. While they share the same meaning, 接住 is the natural spoken form in Cantonese. Also, avoid using it to mean physically catching an object, as that sense is usually expressed with different verbs depending on the context.
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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.
