jau4 wing6 ci4游泳池
Jyutpingjau4 wing6 ci4
Yaleyàuh wihng chìh
Definition
Swimming pool; a manmade pool for swimming.
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How it's used
While 游泳池 is the standard term, many locals simply refer to it as 泳池 to save time. It is common to specify whether the pool is 公眾泳池, which refers to government-run facilities, or 私人泳池, which refers to those found in private residential estates or clubs.
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The water quality in this swimming pool is very poor.
Are you going to the swimming pool to swim tomorrow?
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Common phrases
indoor swimming pool
public swimming pool
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use the verb 游水 as a noun, but 游泳池 is the specific place for the activity. Remember that 游水 is the action, while 游泳池 is the location.
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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.
