cuk1 waat6速滑
Jyutpingcuk1 waat6
Yalechūk waaht
Definition
Speed skating
neutralsports
How it's used
Refers specifically to the competitive sport of racing on ice skates. It is rarely used in casual conversation unless the speaker is an enthusiast or athlete, as ice sports are not part of the local climate or culture. When discussing general ice skating for leisure, people prefer using the term 溜冰.
Examples
He really likes speed skating and goes every week.
Do you know where there are speed skating training classes?
Related words
Common phrases
speed skating sport
speed skating competition
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 溜冰, which is the general term for recreational ice skating. Using 速滑 to describe a casual trip to the ice rink sounds overly formal and implies a professional athletic context.
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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.
