zap1 hang4 lei5執行李执行李
Jyutpingzap1 hang4 lei5
Yalejāp hàhng léih
Definition
To pack luggage or bags.
colloquialtraveldaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of preparing bags for a trip, rather than the general act of packing boxes or moving items. It is a separable verb phrase, meaning you can insert particles like 咗 or 緊 between 執 and 行李 to indicate aspect.
Examples
I'm flying tomorrow, have you packed your luggage yet?
Related words
Common phrases
pack luggage for a trip
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 執嘢, which is a much broader term that can mean cleaning up, tidying a room, or picking up scattered items from the floor.
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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.
