返學 (faan1 hok6 | fan3 xue2) : to go to school

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返學

faan1 hok6

fan3 xue2

to go to school | Std. Chin.: 去學校; 上課

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 64,100

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

返學 / 返学

This word has been viewed 10398 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 5th Sep 2011 21:24

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返 faan1 faan2 - return; go back
學 hok6 - learn; learning; school

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我唔中意返學。粵
I don't like to go to school.

先生話聽日唔使返學。粵
The teacher said we don't need to attend class tomorrow.

返學可以識到好多同學仔。粵
Going to school can get to know a lot of classmates.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131529,131533#msg-131533]

佢成日掛住去蒲，唔想返學。粵
He'd rather go out partying than go to school.
[Lit. He always miss hang out, not want return school. Less idiomatically: He misses hanging out, he doesn't want to go to school. See http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134171,page=1]

挾住本書返學粵
He went to school with a book held under his arm.

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