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Definition
Schoolbag; a bag used by students to carry books to school.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the bag students use for carrying books and stationery to school. While adults might use a backpack for hiking or travel, the term for those is usually 背囊. Using it for a professional or hiking bag can sound slightly childish or imprecise.
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He carries his schoolbag to school every day.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 背囊, which is the general term for any backpack. Using it to describe a high-end laptop bag or a hiking pack will sound 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.
