bou2 daan1保單保单
Jyutpingbou2 daan1
Yalebóu dāan
Definition
An insurance policy; the formal written contract between the insurer and the policyholder.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical or digital contract document issued by an insurance company. It is common to pair this with verbs like 買 to mean purchasing a policy or 睇 to mean reviewing the coverage details. People often use the classifier 份 when discussing the document as a whole set of papers.
Measure word
fan2份fánExamples
Have you read the terms of the insurance policy clearly yet?
I cannot find where I put the insurance policy.
Related words
Common phrases
to purchase an insurance policy
policy terms and conditions
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 保險 which refers to the concept or industry of insurance itself. You buy a 保險 but you hold a 保單.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
