讀緊書 (duk6 gan2 syu1 | du2 jin3 shu1) : (in the midst of) reading a book; (at this very moment) studying at school or college

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讀緊書

duk6 gan2 syu1

du2 jin3 shu1

[1] (in the midst of) reading a book [2] (at this very moment) studying at school or college [] Mand.: 在讀書

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 4,860

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

讀緊書

This word has been viewed 3036 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 10th May 2005 09:50 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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讀 duk6 dau6 - to read; attend school
緊 gan2 - tight; strict; tense [粵] ongoing aspect
書 syu1 - book; writings

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你個仔係唔係喺大學讀緊書? 粵
Is your son studying in university?

李生結咗婚﹐有兩個仔﹐重係讀緊書。粵
Mr Lee is married with two sons, who are still in school.
[There is no relative pronoun (such as "who") in Cantonese. The change of subject is self-evident from the context.]

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