din6 ce1電車电车
Jyutpingdin6 ce1
Yaledihn chē
Definition
Electric train; an electric multiple unit train. Also used in Japanese contexts to refer to electric trains in general.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Borrowed from Japanese, this term is widely understood in Hong Kong to refer to modern electric commuter trains. While it technically covers any electric train, locals mostly use it when discussing travel in Japan or Taiwan. For local Hong Kong transport, people prefer specific terms like 地鐵 for the MTR or 叮叮 for the historic street-level tram.
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gaa2架gáExamples
Taking the train to the airport is very convenient.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Hong Kong tram, which is exclusively called 叮叮. Using 電車 to refer to the local street tram will sound unnatural to residents.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
