on1 gim2安檢安检
Jyutpingon1 gim2
Yaleōn gím
Definition
Safety inspection; security check.
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to security screening procedures at transport hubs or large venues. It is a clipped form of 安全檢查, which is standard in both written and spoken contexts. Unlike some other compound words, it is almost always used as a noun rather than a verb.
Measure word
ci3次chiExamples
The airport security check is very strict.
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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.
