coi3 dou6賽道赛道
Jyutpingcoi3 dou6
Yalechoi douh
Definition
Racing track or course; the pathway from start to finish in a sports competition.
neutralsportsplaces
How it's used
While primarily referring to physical tracks for sports like athletics or motor racing, this term is increasingly used metaphorically in business and career contexts to describe a specific competitive field or industry sector. It carries a sense of a structured path where participants are actively racing against others to reach a goal. When used in a non-sporting context, it often implies a high-stakes environment where speed and efficiency are critical.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
This track is very long, it's quite tiring after running it.
Do you know where there is a new racing track?
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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.
