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    Expressing "Hong Kong" with 香港 (Xiānggǎng)

    Location & Position

    Structure

    香港 + Noun

    Explanation

    香港 (Xiānggǎng) is the Chinese name for Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China. It functions as a proper noun and is used as a place name or attributive modifier for people and things from Hong Kong. It commonly appears before nouns to indicate origin, as in 香港歌手 (Hong Kong singer).

    Examples

    • 他计划下个月去香港出差。

      Tā jìhuà xià gè yuè qù Xiānggǎng chūchāi.

      He plans to go to Hong Kong on a business trip next month.

    • 香港是一个国际化的大都市。

      Xiānggǎng shì yī gè guójìhuà de dà dūshì.

      Hong Kong is an international metropolis.

    • 这部电影是由一位香港导演拍摄的。

      Zhè bù diànyǐng shì yóu yī wèi Xiānggǎng dǎoyǎn pāishè de.

      This movie was filmed by a Hong Kong director.

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