tit3 lou6 zaam6鐵路站铁路站
Jyutpingtit3 lou6 zaam6
Yaletit louh jaahm
Definition
A railway station.
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
Locals rarely use the full term 鐵路站 in daily conversation. Most people simply refer to stations by their specific name or use 地鐵站 if they are referring to the MTR system. Using the full term sounds slightly formal or like a direct translation from written signage.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Which railway station are you getting off at?
Related words
Common phrases
railway station exit
nearby railway station
Common mistake
Learners often use this term when they should just say 地鐵站, which is the standard way to refer to any MTR station in Hong Kong.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
