si5 zung1 keoi1市中區市中区
Jyutpingsi5 zung1 keoi1
Yalesíh jūng kēui
Definition
Central city district; downtown area.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the downtown or central business area of a city. While it is a standard term, locals often use specific names like 中環 for the central district of Hong Kong rather than this generic term.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
He lives over in the central city district.
The central city district is very crowded right now.
Related words
Common phrases
central city district development
Grammar color guide
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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.
