jyun5 joeng4 wan6 syu1遠洋運輸远洋运输
Jyutpingjyun5 joeng4 wan6 syu1
Yaleyúhn yèuhng wahn syū
Definition
Ocean transportation; shipping across oceans.
neutraltransportwork
How it's used
While this term technically refers to ocean transportation, it is most commonly associated with the state-owned enterprise COSCO in a business context. In casual conversation, people are more likely to use the generic term 船務 or 航運 when discussing the shipping industry. Using the full four-character term sounds formal and is typically reserved for professional or news-related settings.
Examples
He works at a shipping company.
Is this company involved in ocean shipping?
Related words
Common phrases
ocean shipping company
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
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Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
