gaa3 ci3架次
Jyutpinggaa3 ci3
Yalega chi
Definition
Number of trips or departures made by planes, buses, or other vehicles in a given period.
neutraltransporttime
How it's used
Primarily used in formal or technical contexts like aviation, logistics, and public transport scheduling. It functions as a measure word to quantify the frequency of vehicle movements within a specific timeframe. While it sounds professional, it is rarely used in casual conversation where people would simply use 次 or 班.
Examples
This route has three sorties to and from the airport every day.
How many aircraft sorties did the airport handle in total today?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the particle 架 used for vehicles. Learners often mistake it for a noun referring to a single vehicle, but it specifically denotes the frequency or count of a vehicle's operation.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
