paak3 wai2泊位

Jyutpingpaak3 wai2

Yalepaak wái

動詞

Definition

To park a vehicle in a parking space.

colloquialtransportdaily actions

How it's used

Refers specifically to the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a parking space, rather than just leaving a car somewhere. It is commonly used as a verb-object compound, meaning you can insert particles like 咗 or 緊 between 泊 and 位. It is a standard term used by drivers in daily life, whether talking about street parking or multi-storey car parks.

Examples

ni1呢dou6度m4唔zeon2准paak3泊wai2位，nei5你wan2搵gwo3過dai6第ji6二go3個wai2位laa1啦。

Parking is not allowed here, go find another spot.

nei5你paak3泊wai2位bok6泊dak1得hou2好maan6慢，hau6後min6面paai4排saai3晒coeng4長lung4龍aa3呀。

You are parking so slowly, there is a long queue behind you.

Common phrases

paak3泊wai2位fai3費

parking fee

naan4難paak3泊wai2位

difficult to park

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 停車, which simply means to stop a car. Use 泊位 when you are specifically talking about the process of putting a car into a designated space.