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Definition
An important town or stronghold; a town with intense activity.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a location that holds significant strategic, economic, or cultural weight. It implies a sense of gravity or central importance that goes beyond just being a popular area. While it can describe historical military strongholds, it is now most frequently applied to modern economic or industrial centers.
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This place used to be an industrial stronghold, many people came here to make a living.
They want to develop this city into a major tourism hub.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
