seoi2 soeng1水箱
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Definition
Water tank or car radiator.
- a container used for storing water, such as a toilet tank
- technicala car radiator
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How it's used
Refers primarily to the flushing cistern in a toilet or the radiator in a vehicle. It is rarely used to describe large industrial or residential water storage tanks, which are typically called 水缸. When referring to a car, it specifically denotes the radiator component rather than a container for drinking water.
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The toilet water tank is broken and it is leaking.
Do you know where I can get the car radiator replaced?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 水缸, which is a large storage vessel or reservoir. Using 水箱 for a large household water tank sounds unnatural to native speakers.
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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.
