hei3 ce1 zau2 dim3汽車酒店汽车酒店
Jyutpinghei3 ce1 zau2 dim3
Yalehei chē jáu dim
Definition
Motel
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
This term is a direct translation often used in travel contexts or when describing road trips in North America. In Hong Kong itself, the concept of a roadside motel is virtually non-existent due to the city's geography and density. Locals are more likely to use the English loanword motel directly when discussing travel abroad.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
We are staying at this motel tonight.
Are there any motels nearby?
Related words
Common phrases
check into a motel
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
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.
