ce1 mei5車尾车尾
Jyutpingce1 mei5
Yalechē méih
Definition
The back or rear of a vehicle.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the trunk or the rear exterior of a vehicle. While it describes the physical location, it is frequently used when discussing loading items into a car or assessing damage after a rear-end collision.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Please help me put the luggage in the back of the car.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 車尾箱, which specifically refers to the trunk or boot space inside the vehicle. Use 車尾 when referring to the rear end of the car as a whole.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
