zung3 hap6 daai6 hok6綜合大學综合大学

Jyutpingzung3 hap6 daai6 hok6

Yalejung hahp daaih hohk

Definition

A comprehensive university.

neutralschool

How it's used

This term is a formal academic designation primarily used in administrative or institutional contexts rather than daily casual speech. In everyday conversation, people usually refer to specific institutions by their names or simply use 大學 when the context is clear. It carries a sense of institutional breadth, distinguishing a full-scale university from specialized colleges or vocational institutes.

Measure word

gaan1間gān

Examples

keoi5佢喺hai2嗰go2間gaan1綜zung3合hap6大daai6學hok6讀duk6緊gan2書。

He is studying at that comprehensive university.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪soeng2想bou3報duk6讀go2嗰gaan1間zung3綜hap6合daai6大hok6學aa4呀？

Are you planning to apply to that comprehensive university?

Common phrases

bou3報duk6讀zung3綜hap6合daai6大hok6學

apply to a comprehensive university

zung3綜hap6合daai6大hok6學paai4排ming4名

comprehensive university ranking

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this term to describe any university, but it specifically refers to institutions with a wide range of faculties and research departments. Using it for a small, specialized college can sound unnatural or technically incorrect.