粵

停ting4課fo3

simp停课
ting4 fo3tíng kè

English

  1. to stop classes
  2. (for schools) to suspend classes; to be suspended
  3. to close (of school)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 學校因為惡劣天氣或事故等原因,喺原本要返學嘅日子放假,等學生唔使返學

Examples

  • 今日紅雨,所以中小學停晒課。

    Due to the red rainstorm signal (issued) today, the secondary and primary schools are all suspended.

  • 停课是因为下雪。

    The school's closure was due to the snow.

    Tatoeba · hzy980512 CC BY

  • 学校因大雪停课一天。

    School was closed for the day due to the snow.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 今天许多学校因为风暴停课。

    Many schools are closed today because of the storm.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 由于这几天下了很多雪,因此学校停课了。

    Due to the large amounts of snow over the last few days, school has been cancelled.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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