八達通 (baat3 daat6 tung1 | ) : octopus card

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八達通

baat3 daat6 tung1

octopus card - a handy card used in transport systems in Hong Kong. Cards are available from any train station for the sum of HK$150 containing a stored value of HK$100 which can be topped up (in increments of HK$50). They are used by waving the bag which contains the card at a screen and the cost of your journey is automatically deducted. They also work on buses and in your local 7-11.

Level: 4 Google Frequency: 103,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

八達通

This word has been viewed 6928 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

八 baat3 - eight
達 daat6 - extend; arrive; fully understand; convey
通 tung1 - through; notify; general; know

1 compounds containing this word:

八達通增值機 - Octopus stored-value facilities

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要唔要儲八達通積分? 粵
Do you want to accumulate Octopus card points? (said by cashiers to customers when making a sales transaction)
[儲 should be pronounced cou5 here]

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