Bahasa Melayu

pekan

Bahasa Melayu

English

Chinatown

Pekan cina refers to a Chinatown area or a Chinese commercial quarter in a town.

ڤكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka berjalan-jalan di pekan cina pada sebelah petang.

    They walked around Chinatown in the afternoon.

  2. Kedai lama di pekan cina itu masih dibuka.

    The old shops in that Chinatown are still open.

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pekan cina

It refers to a Chinese area or district in town.

Word family

Common derived forms

kepek
a dent; flattened; betel pouch
pek
pack; parcel; bundle

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.