zok3 sing4作成
Jyutpingzok3 sing4
Yalejok sìhng
Definition
To make, form, or become.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Unlike the Mandarin usage where it implies becoming or turning into something, Cantonese speakers use this primarily to describe the successful completion or creation of a task or physical object. It carries a sense of accomplishment or finality, often implying that effort was required to bring the item into existence. It is less common in casual speech than 整成 or 完成.
Examples
This plan has finally been completed.
How did you make this model?
Related words
Common phrases
finally completed
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the Mandarin meaning of becoming, such as in 變成. In Cantonese, using 作成 to mean turn into sounds unnatural and is likely to be misunderstood as having finished making something.
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Grammar guides
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