haak3 wan6客運客运
Jyutpinghaak3 wan6
Yalehaak wahn
Definition
Passenger transport; public transportation services for carrying passengers.
neutraltransport
How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or administrative contexts, such as government reports, news broadcasts, or signage at transport hubs. It refers specifically to the business or system of transporting people rather than goods. In everyday casual speech, people typically refer to specific modes of transport like 巴士 or 鐵路 instead of using this abstract noun.
Examples
This is a passenger terminal, do not park here.
The government plans to strengthen passenger transport services in this area.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
