gaau3 juk6 zai3 dou6教育制度
Jyutpinggaau3 juk6 zai3 dou6
Yalegaau yuhk jai douh
Definition
Educational system; educational scheme.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the structural framework of schools, curriculum, and government policy. It is a formal term often used in news, public debates, or academic discussions rather than casual small talk. When people discuss it, they are usually critiquing the intensity or the effectiveness of the academic path.
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The education system in Hong Kong is very stressful.
What do you think about the current education system?
Related words
Common phrases
reform the education system
problems with the education system
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the act of teaching, which is 教書. Avoid using it to describe a specific teacher's method or a classroom activity.
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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.
