lok6 ce1落車落车
Jyutpinglok6 ce1
Yalelohk chē
Definition
To get off a vehicle; to alight.
Example
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Commonly used for public transport like buses, trams, and trains, but it is also perfectly natural when exiting a taxi or a private car. It functions as a separable verb, so you can insert particles like 咗 or 唔 between 落 and 車. It is the direct opposite of 上車.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 離開 or 下車 in casual speech, as they sound overly formal or like written Mandarin. Stick to 落車 for all everyday contexts involving leaving a vehicle.
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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.
