paau2 dou6跑道
Jyutpingpaau2 dou6
Yalepáau douh
Definition
Running track, race track, or runway.
- a track for racing, such as running, motor racing, or horse racing
- an airport runway
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How it's used
Beyond sports, this term is frequently used in business and aviation contexts to describe a runway or a strategic path for development. It carries a sense of a designated, linear space for acceleration or progress. When referring to horse racing, it is specifically used to describe the track surface where the horses compete.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
He is running on the track.
Is this track just finished?
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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.
