zau2 fau6走埠
Jyutpingzau2 fau6
Yalejáu fauh
Definition
To travel frequently from place to place, especially internationally, for work or business.
colloquialworktravel
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the lifestyle of someone whose work requires constant travel between different cities or countries. It implies a sense of transience and professional busyness rather than just leisure travel. People often use it to describe those in industries like international trade, performing arts, or consultancy.
Examples
He is always traveling abroad for work and is rarely at home.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply traveling for a vacation, which is usually described as 去旅行. It specifically carries the connotation of moving for work or business purposes.
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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.
