baau1 jau4包郵包邮
Jyutpingbaau1 jau4
Yalebāau yàuh
Definition
To offer free shipping; for a seller to cover postage costs during online shopping.
colloquialshopping
How it's used
Used primarily in the context of online shopping platforms and social media marketplaces. It functions as a verb phrase indicating that the seller absorbs the cost of delivery, rather than the buyer paying extra for postage.
Examples
This shop offers free shipping if you spend over three hundred dollars.
Common phrases
free shipping on everything in the store
free shipping on orders over a certain amount
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the noun 包裹 which means a parcel. Learners sometimes mistakenly use it as a noun to mean the shipping fee itself, but it is strictly a verb describing the service provided by the seller.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
