wan6 syu1 jip6運輸業运输业
Jyutpingwan6 syu1 jip6
Yalewahn syū yihp
Definition
The transportation industry.
neutralworktransport
How it's used
This term is a formal compound used primarily in professional, economic, or news contexts. While it encompasses logistics and shipping, it is rarely used in casual conversation to describe the act of moving things, for which people prefer specific terms like 揸車 or 送貨.
Examples
He has worked in the transportation industry for many years.
What do you think about the prospects of the transportation industry?
Related words
Common phrases
transportation industry union
development of the transportation industry
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
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.
