喺 (hai2 | xi4) : be in; be on; be at

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喺

hai2

xi4

[v] be located at; be in; be on; be at [prep] in; on; at; form

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

喺

This word has been viewed 30894 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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住喺 zyu6 hai2 zhu4 zi2 = live at; live in 粵

喺處 hai2 syu3 = here; there 粵

喺埋一齊 hai2 maai4 jat1 cai4 xi4 mai2 yi1 qi2 = be together 粵

喺呢度 hai2 ni1 dou6 = here; at this place 粵

喺嗰度 hai2 go2 dou6 = at that place 粵

喺呢處 hai2 ni1 syu3 = at this place 粵

喺嗰處 hai2 go2 syu3 = at that place 粵

包喺我身上 baau1 hai2 ngo5 san1 soeng6 bao1 xi2 wo3 shen1 shang4 = I'll take care of it; I'll deal with it 粵

唔喺度 m4 hai2 dou6 = [1] not around [2] to be dead 粵

唔喺處 m4 hai2 syu3 = not around 粵

喺度 hai2 dou6 = (be) here; (be) there 粵

入錢喺 jap6 cin4*2 hai2 = to enter money into 粵

喺任何情況 hai2 jam6 ho4 cing4 fong3 = in any case 粵

喺我嘅角度 hai2 ngo5 ge3 gok3 dou6 = from my point of view 粵

站喺我嘅立場 zaam6 hai2 ngo5 ge3 laap6 coeng4 = from my position; from my standpoint 粵

企喺我嘅立場 kei5 hai2 ngo5 ge3 laap6 coeng4 = from my position; from my standpoint 粵

擠喺 zai1 hai2 = to put into 粵

擺喺 baai2 hai2 = to put, place 粵

喺返埋一齊 hai2 faan1 maai4 jat1 cai4 = get back together (couples) 粵

有我喺度 jau5 ngo5 hai2 dou6 = in my presence 粵

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我喺學校做嘢粵
I work at school

把遮喺門前面粵
The umbrella is in front of the door.
[前面＝前便]

你喺度亂講乜嘢？粵
What the hell are you doing?
[Lit. you in-the-process-of say what? Std. Chinese: 你在胡說其麼？]

有個人喺棵樹後面匿埋粵
There's someone hiding behind the tree.
[Lit. have [counter] person at [counter] tree behind-face hide]

我嘅地埗喺呢度粵
My address is here.
[Lit. My address at here.]

我唔知你嘅地埗喺邊度。粵
I don't know where your address is.
[Lit. I not know your address at where.]

你而家喺日本粵
You're in Japan at the moment
[Lit. you now at Japan Std. Chinese: 你現在身處日本]

你唔可以企喺張枱上便粵
You can't stand on the table.
[Lit. you cannot stand at table surface. 唔可以 here carries the sense of "not allowed".]

份報紙喺盒入便粵
The newspaper is in the box.
[Lit. the newspaper at box inside]

份報紙喺盒上便粵
The newspaper is on top of the box.
[Lit. [counter] newspaper at box top]

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