se5 keoi1 hok6 jyun2社區學院社区学院

Jyutpingse5 keoi1 hok6 jyun2

Yaleséh kēui hohk yún

名詞

Definition

Community college.

neutralschool

How it's used

Refers specifically to the post-secondary institutions that offer associate degrees or professional diplomas. It is often used in discussions about further education pathways for students who do not enter universities directly. The term is borrowed from English and functions as a standard noun in academic and social contexts.

Measure word

Examples

keoi5佢喺hai2社se5區keoi1學hok6院jyun2讀duk6緊gan2書syu1呀。

He is studying at a community college.

nei5你bou3報zo2咗go2嗰gaan1間se5社keoi1區hok6學jyun2院mei6未aa4呀？

Have you applied to that community college yet?

Related words

see alsodaai6 hok6大學daih hokhsee alsozung1 hok6中學jūng hokh

Common phrases

bou3報duk6讀se5社keoi1區hok6學jyun2院

apply to a community college

se5社keoi1區hok6學jyun2院fo3課cing4程

community college program

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