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Definition
Visa; an official entry permit granted by a country or territory to foreign visitors.
Example
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the official document or stamp allowing entry into a foreign territory. While it functions as a noun, it is almost always paired with verbs like 申請 or 搞掂 to describe the process of obtaining one. It is a formal term used in everyday life whenever travel plans are discussed.
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Have you finished sorting out your visa yet?
You need to apply for a visa to go to this country.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 護照, which is the passport itself. A passport is the identity document you hold, while a 簽證 is the specific permission you obtain to enter a particular country.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
