san1 si5 zan3新市鎮新市镇
Jyutpingsan1 si5 zan3
Yalesān síh jan
Definition
New town; a planned community designed to house a large population.
- a planned community or new city
- technicala designated new town developed by the Hong Kong government
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How it's used
This term is specifically used in the context of Hong Kong urban planning to refer to satellite cities developed since the 1970s to relieve overcrowding in the urban core. It carries a distinct administrative connotation, distinguishing these planned areas from older, organically grown districts like Central or Mong Kok. When discussing these areas, locals often focus on the specific infrastructure or the generation of the development.
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go3個goExamples
Sha Tin is a very famous new town in Hong Kong.
Is the transport convenient in the new town where you live?
Related words
Common phrases
develop a new town
new town planning
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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.
