zip3 tai3接替
Jyutpingzip3 tai3
Yalejip tai
Definition
To take over; to replace; to succeed someone in a role.
neutralwork
How it's used
Focuses on the formal transition of duties or roles, often implying a handover process. It is frequently used in professional or organizational contexts rather than casual social situations. When talking about replacing someone in a more casual or physical sense, other verbs like 頂替 or 換 are often preferred.
Examples
After they left, who will take over their position?
I have to go and take over the project from them tomorrow.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often use this word for replacing objects, but it is primarily reserved for people taking over roles, duties, or positions. For replacing a broken item or a physical object, use 換 instead.
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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.
