搞清楚 [－－－]

Jyutping gaau2 cing1 co2
Pinyin gǎo qīng chu

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to make clear; to figure out; to clarify
    (syn.) 廓清, 明確, 究明, 澄清, 弄清, 理清, 弄清楚, 搞清, 明确, 查明, 推求
    • 凡事要先搞清楚性質才不至於出錯。
      凡事要先搞清楚性质才不至于出错。
      fán shì yào xiān gǎo qīng chǔ xìng zhì cái bù zhì yú chū cuò ．
      An understanding of the nature of things is needed to avoid making mistakes.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我连间公司叫咩名都未搞清楚，就盲中中走咗去in。
    我連間公司叫咩名都未搞清楚，就盲中中走咗去in。
    ngo5 lin4 gaan1 gung1 si1 giu3 me1 meng2 dou1 mei6 gaau2 cing1 co2, zau6 maang4 zung1 zung1 zau2 zo2 heoi3 jin1.
    • I went to the interview like an idiot without even knowing the name of the company.
  2. Cantonese
    你似乎未搞清楚当中嘅含义。
    你似乎未搞清楚當中嘅含義。
    nei5 ci5 fu4 mei6 gaau2 cing1 co2 dong1 zung1 ge3 ham4 ji6.
    • It seems that you have not known the implication well yet.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    凡事要先搞清楚性质才不至于出错。
    凡事要先搞清楚性質才不至於出錯。
    fán shì yào xiān gǎo qīng chǔ xìng zhì cái bù zhì yú chū cuò ．
    • An understanding of the nature of things is needed to avoid making mistakes.
  2. Mandarin
    是非一定要搞清楚，因为党内的原则争论，是社会上阶级斗争在党内的反映，是不允许含糊的。
    是非一定要搞清楚，因為黨內的原則爭論，是社會上階級鬥爭在黨內的反映，是不允許含糊的。
    shì fēi yī dìng yào gǎo qīng chu ， yīn wèi dǎng nèi de yuán zé zhēng lùn ， shì shè huì shàng jiē jí dòu zhēng zài dǎng nèi de fǎn yìng ， shì bù yǔn xǔ hán hu de ．
    • A clear distinction must be drawn between right and wrong, for inner-Party controversies over principle are a reflection inside the Party of the class struggle in society, and no equivocation is to be tolerated.