kaat1 pin2咭片
Jyutpingkaat1 pin2
Yalekāat pín
Definition
Business card or name card; a card printed with personal or corporate contact information.
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How it's used
Derived from the English word card, this term is the standard way to refer to business cards in Hong Kong. While some might use 名片 in more formal or written contexts, 咭片 is the natural choice in daily professional and social interactions. It is frequently used as a verb when describing the act of exchanging contact information.
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Common phrases
to hand out business cards
to exchange business cards
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 咭, which is a generic term for any card, such as a greeting card or a playing card. Always use 咭片 specifically for business or professional contact cards.
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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.
