wing6 taan1泳灘泳滩
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Yalewihng tāan
Definition
A bathing beach; a beach suitable for swimming.
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How it's used
Distinguish between 泳灘 and 海灘 by the presence of lifeguard services and designated swimming zones. While 海灘 is a generic term for any sandy shore, 泳灘 specifically refers to a managed facility where swimming is officially permitted and monitored. You will often see signs for 泳灘 at popular spots like 淺水灣 or 西貢.
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The water quality at this beach is terrible, don't go in for a swim.
Which beach do you want to go swimming at tomorrow?
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Common mistake
Avoid using 泳灘 for wild or remote coastal areas that lack safety facilities, as locals would simply call those 海灘 or 沙灘 instead.
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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.
