hap6 zung3 se5合眾社合众社
Jyutpinghap6 zung3 se5
Yalehahp jung séh
Definition
United Press International; UPI.
neutralcommunication
How it's used
This term is the standard Chinese name for the international news agency. In modern Hong Kong media, it is often used alongside other major wire services to attribute international news stories. It functions as a proper noun and is treated like any other organization name in a sentence.
Examples
United Press International reported this news.
Have you read the report from United Press International yet?
Related words
Common phrases
United Press International report
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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.
