taap3 gat1 hak1塔吉克
Jyutpingtaap3 gat1 hak1
Yaletaap gāt hāk
Definition
Tajikistan; a landlocked country in Central Asia.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the country Tajikistan, often used in geographical or political contexts. While the full name is 塔吉克斯坦, the shortened form 塔吉克 is standard in casual conversation. It functions as a proper noun and does not require a measure word.
Examples
Do you know where Tajikistan is?
He is going to travel to Tajikistan next month.
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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.
