jing4營营
Jyutpingjing4
Yaleyìhng
Definition
A camp; a place where a group of people live or carry out activities for a period of time.
colloquialplacesdaily actions
How it's used
Often functions as a suffix for specific types of camps, such as 露營 for camping or 夏令營 for summer camp. It implies a temporary communal living arrangement rather than a permanent residence. When used as a verb, it usually pairs with 露 to form 露營.
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go3個goExamples
We are going camping next week.
Have you signed up for the summer camp yet?
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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.
