se3 ce1卸車卸车
Jyutpingse3 ce1
Yalese chē
Definition
To unload a vehicle; also used to refer to a dump truck.
- to unload a vehicle
- dump truck
neutraltransportwork
How it's used
Refers specifically to heavy-duty vehicles designed for transporting and dumping loose materials like sand or gravel. While technically accurate, locals often use the loanword 泥頭車 to describe these vehicles in everyday conversation, especially when referring to those carrying construction debris.
Measure word
gaa3架gaExamples
That dump truck is parked at the construction site entrance.
Related words
Common phrases
large dump truck
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general cargo trucks. Using 卸車 is correct in formal or technical contexts, but 泥頭車 is significantly more common when talking about the trucks seen on Hong Kong streets.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
