gaap3 baan2甲板
Jyutpinggaap3 baan2
Yalegaap báan
Definition
Deck; the primary upper deck of a ship where people can walk.
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the exposed, horizontal surface of a vessel where passengers or crew walk. It is a technical term that is widely understood by the general public, though it is used primarily in contexts involving ferries, cruise ships, or cargo vessels.
Measure word
faai3塊faiExamples
Let's go to the deck together to get some fresh air.
Can you see the boat from the deck?
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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.
