hong4 wan6航運航运
Jyutpinghong4 wan6
Yalehòhng wahn
Definition
Shipping; the transport industry using sea or air routes.
neutralworktransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the professional industry of transporting goods via sea or air, rather than the act of sending a personal parcel. It is a formal term frequently encountered in business, logistics, and government policy discussions. In casual conversation, people might simply use 船運 for sea freight or 貨運 for general cargo transport.
Examples
He has worked at a shipping company for many years.
Do you know which shipping company is the cheapest?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe the act of mailing a small package or a letter, as that is more appropriately referred to as 寄信 or 寄貨.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
