hoi1 mok6開幕开幕
Jyutpinghoi1 mok6
Yalehōi mohk
Definition
To open or inaugurate a building; to officially begin a major event.
neutralplacesdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the formal start of an event or the public opening of a facility, carrying a sense of ceremony or official announcement. It is rarely used for casual meetings or everyday activities, which are better described by starting verbs like 開始.
Examples
The new shopping mall opens tomorrow.
Do you know when the exhibition starts?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for opening a physical object like a door or a bottle, as those require 開 instead.
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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.
