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Jyutpingzik6 tung1
Yalejihk tūng
Definition
To go directly to a destination without needing to transfer, especially regarding cross-border transport.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Primarily associated with cross-border transport services between Hong Kong and mainland China, such as the through train or long-distance buses. It emphasizes the convenience of avoiding transfers or intermediate stops. While it functions as a verb, it is most frequently encountered as a modifier in compound nouns.
Examples
This bus goes straight to the airport, no need to transfer.
Does this train go straight to Guangzhou without any stops?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a person going directly to a destination, as it is strictly reserved for vehicles or transport routes. For people, use words like 直接去 or 一直去 instead.
Grammar color guide
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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.
