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Definition
Study tour
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How it's used
While this term is understood, it is significantly less common in casual conversation than the English loanword 遊學團. It carries a slightly more formal or academic tone, often appearing in school circulars or official program descriptions. Most people will simply say 遊學團 when discussing the experience of traveling abroad for educational purposes.
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The school is organizing a study tour this year, are you going?
After coming back from the study tour, his English improved a lot.
Related words
Common phrases
to join a study tour
to organize a study tour
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the verb 修學, which refers to academic studies. Using 修遊 as a verb is incorrect; it functions strictly as a noun referring to the trip itself.
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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.
