cyun1 zong1村莊村庄
Jyutpingcyun1 zong1
Yalechyūn jōng
Definition
Village or hamlet; a rural settlement where people live together in close proximity.
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How it's used
People in Hong Kong rarely use the word 村莊 in daily speech. Instead, they almost always refer to a village as 條村. Using 村莊 sounds quite formal, literary, or like something you would read in a textbook or a news report about rural areas.
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go3個goExamples
There are many elderly people in this village.
Do you know where there is a village?
Related words
Common phrases
remote village
Common mistake
Learners often use 村莊 because it is the direct translation of village, but it sounds unnatural in casual conversation. Stick to 條村 for everyday life to avoid sounding like you are reading from a formal document.
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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.
