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Definition
Shenzhen River (or Sham Chun River), the border river between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
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How it's used
Locals often refer to this river simply as the border when discussing travel or geography between the two cities. It serves as a natural boundary that has historically shaped the development of the New Territories and the northern part of Shenzhen. When speaking about crossing the border, people frequently mention the river as a point of reference for the physical divide.
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Shenzhen is just on the other side of the Shenzhen River.
Do you know how the Shenzhen River demarcates the border?
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Common phrases
both sides of the Shenzhen River
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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.
