ting4 paak3停泊
Jyutpingting4 paak3
Yaletìhng paak
Definition
To anchor or berth a ship, or to park a vehicle.
- to anchor or berth a ship
- to park a vehicle
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
Focuses primarily on maritime contexts, such as ships or vessels securing themselves at a dock or harbour. While it can technically apply to vehicles in formal or written contexts, using it for cars in daily speech sounds unnatural and overly stiff. For parking a car, use 泊車 instead.
Examples
That cruise ship is anchored at the pier.
Is it not allowed to anchor boats here?
Related words
Common phrases
anchored at the pier
permitted to anchor
Common mistake
Avoid using this for parking a car in casual conversation, as it sounds like you are treating your vehicle like a boat. Stick to 泊車 for cars and 停泊 for maritime vessels.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
