haau6校
Jyutpinghaau6
Yalehaauh
Definition
School; an educational institution.
neutralschool
How it's used
As a bound morpheme, this character rarely stands alone in spoken Cantonese to mean school. It is almost always combined into compound words like 學校 or specific types of institutions. When referring to the act of going to school, speakers typically use the verb phrase 返學 rather than a construction involving this character.
Examples
He has to go back to school for tutoring every day.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this character as a standalone noun for school, but it functions primarily as a root for compound words. Always use 學校 when referring to the institution itself.
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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.
