syu1 guk6書局书局
Jyutpingsyu1 guk6
Yalesyū guhk
Definition
Bookshop; bookstore.
colloquialshoppingplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to a physical retail space for selling books. While many modern bookshops are part of large chains found in shopping malls, the term is also used for independent or specialized shops.
Measure word
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Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using 書店 as a direct translation in casual speech, as 書局 is the more common and natural term for a bookstore in Hong Kong.
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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.
