zok3 jung6作用
Jyutpingzok3 jung6
Yalejok yuhng
Definition
Effect, function, role, or purpose.
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How it's used
Refers primarily to the functional impact or utility of something rather than its physical use. It is frequently paired with adjectives like 正面 or 負面 to describe the nature of an outcome. While it sounds slightly more formal than terms like 用處, it is still standard in everyday speech when discussing the effectiveness of a strategy, medicine, or advice.
Examples
Does this medicine have any effect on my illness?
What he said had absolutely no positive effect.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to mean the physical act of using an object, which is better expressed as 用法 or 用途. It describes the result or function of something rather than the instructions on how to operate it.
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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.
