zit3 joek3 nang4 jyun4節約能源节约能源
Jyutpingzit3 joek3 nang4 jyun4
Yalejit yeuk nàhng yùhn
Definition
To save energy or conserve power.
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How it's used
This phrase is a formal compound often found in public service announcements, school slogans, or government campaigns. In casual daily conversation, people typically use the more direct and natural phrasing慳電 or 慳能源 instead of this four-character expression.
Examples
We need to cultivate the habit of saving energy.
How do you usually save energy?
Related words
Common phrases
energy saving awareness
Common mistake
Learners often use this in casual speech where it sounds overly stiff or academic, similar to using 'conserve energy' in a context where 'save power' would be more natural.
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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.
