zip3 sau2接手
Jyutpingzip3 sau2
Yalejip sáu
Definition
To take over; to take charge of duties, tasks, or operations from someone else.
colloquialwork
How it's used
Focuses on the transition of responsibility or management rather than physical objects. It implies a formal or semi-formal handover of duties, making it common in workplace or project contexts. Unlike simply starting a task, it emphasizes the continuity of work previously held by someone else.
Examples
He resigned, who is taking over this project?
When you are on holiday, I will take over and handle it for you.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 接收, which means to receive or accept something physically. 接手 is strictly about assuming a role or a set of ongoing tasks.
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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.
