daai6 sek6 zaam6大石站
Jyutpingdaai6 sek6 zaam6
Yaledaaih sehk jaahm
Definition
Dashi Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China.
colloquialtransportplaces
How it's used
This is a specific proper noun referring to a stop on the Guangzhou Metro Line 3. When discussing travel in mainland China, Hong Kongers use the Cantonese pronunciation of the station name, which differs significantly from the Mandarin pinyin Dashi. It is common to pair this with verbs like 落車 or 轉車 when giving directions.
Examples
I will get off at Dashi Station to transfer to a bus.
Do you know how to get to Chimelong from Dashi Station?
Related words
Common phrases
get off at Dashi Station
transfer at Dashi Station
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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.
