haau6 zai3校際校际
Jyutpinghaau6 zai3
Yalehaauh jai
Definition
Inter-school; intercollegiate; between schools.
neutralschool
How it's used
Functions exclusively as a modifier before nouns to indicate events or activities involving multiple educational institutions. It is almost always paired with nouns like 比賽 or 交流 to describe organized competitive or collaborative settings. Unlike English where inter-school might be used more broadly, this term is strictly reserved for formal institutional contexts.
Examples
Where is the inter-school competition being held this year?
He represents the school in the inter-school debate competition.
Related words
Common phrases
inter-school competition
inter-school exchange
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe casual interactions between students from different schools, as it implies an official, organized event rather than personal social contact.
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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.
