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Yalejyū gōng sān sìhng
Definition
Zhujiang New Town, a central business district in Guangzhou, China.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the central business district in Guangzhou. It is often used as a shorthand for the modern, upscale part of the city when discussing travel or work opportunities across the border. Locals typically treat it as a proper noun without needing additional classifiers.
Examples
Are you going to Zhujiang New Town tomorrow?
There are many skyscrapers over in Zhujiang New Town.
Related words
Common phrases
Zhujiang New Town Station
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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.
