lyun4 hap6 syu1 jyun2聯合書院联合书院
Jyutpinglyun4 hap6 syu1 jyun2
Yalelyùhn hahp syū yún
Definition
United College; one of the founding colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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How it's used
United College is one of the constituent colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. It is often referred to simply as 聯合 in casual campus conversation among students and staff. When discussing university life in Hong Kong, people frequently use the term 書院 to refer to these specific collegiate systems rather than the university as a whole.
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Are you a student at United College?
I have to go to United College for a meeting tomorrow.
Related words
Common phrases
United College student
United College canteen
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
