Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
this
these
(commonly pr. [zhèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
the
here
now
then
to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc)
to allow
to concede
to convey
to transfer
to make way
to step aside
by
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您nín [您])
can be used to refer to an unspecified person
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then
a military commander
a general officer
to command
front
forward
ahead
first
top (followed by a number)
future
ago
before
BC (e.g. 前293年)
former
formerly
advance
board
plank
plate
shutter
table tennis bat
clappers (music) M: 块kuài [块]
accented beat in Chinese music
hard
stiff
to stop smiling or look serious
to go
to go to (a place)
to cause to go or send (sb)
(when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
to be apart from in space or time
(after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
(used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
(of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed