zok3 coi3作賽作赛
Jyutpingzok3 coi3
Yalejok choi
Definition
To compete or participate in a competition.
colloquialsports
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of entering or engaging in a competitive event rather than the general concept of competition. It is frequently used in sports reporting or formal contexts involving tournaments, though it remains perfectly natural in casual conversation when discussing upcoming matches.
Examples
They will go to compete tomorrow.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean competing against someone in a general sense, such as in business or daily life, where 競爭 is more appropriate. 作賽 implies a structured event or a specific game.
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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.
