Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1
16 of a catty 斤jīn [斤] (old)
a group of about ten people
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
a public building or office
shop
term for certain service establishments
embassy or consulate
schoolroom (old) M: 家jiā [家]
all
both
entirely
(used for emphasis) even
already
(not) at all
metropolis
capital
big city
the whole
elegant
refined
without exception
also
too
still
used in a sentence to add an inference or interrogative tone
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
to receive
to accept
to collect
to put away
to restrain
to stop
in care of (used on address line after name)
to harvest
to regain
to take something back
to gather
to build an affiliation with someone such as to adopt
to take in
to hide
to retract
to punish
to contain
to end
to retrieve
ten
tenth
complete
completely
perfect
extremely
KangXi radical 24
unit of money (in PRC: Chinese yuan, in USA: dollar, etc)
primary
the first
origin
head
eldest
the Yuan Dynasty
a surname
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force