gwok3 jing4國營国营
Jyutpinggwok3 jing4
Yalegwok yìhng
Definition
State-owned and state-operated.
neutralwork
How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or political contexts to describe entities under government control. It carries a sense of official authority and is rarely used in casual conversation to describe small businesses or private ventures. In modern Hong Kong, it is more commonly encountered in news reports or when discussing mainland Chinese economic structures.
Examples
This is a state-run enterprise, the benefits are very stable.
Do you know which restaurant is state-run?
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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.
