Explore Hongkongers through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hongkongers in a sentence
Hongkongers meaning
plural of Hongkonger
Using Hongkongers
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Hongkonger
- In the example corpus, hongkongers often appears in combinations such as: many hongkongers.
Context around Hongkongers
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hongkongers
- In this selection, "hongkongers" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 299, occasionally, young, died, felt and believe stand out and add context to how "hongkongers" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2003 299 hongkongers died from and and young hongkongers protesting against. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hongkongers" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hongkongers
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hongkongers have also put their hopes on the international community getting involved. (12 words)
Many Hongkongers believe protesters died from police abuse at the station that night, but police have vehemently denied the rumors. (20 words)
Occasionally, Hongkongers may use it in a cynical or joking context, making fun of the word as a communist etiquette. (20 words)
In 2003, 299 Hongkongers died from Sars, an outbreak that began on the mainland but was initially covered up by Beijing, a decision that left a lasting legacy of distrust towards the authorities on public health issues. (37 words)
In English, the term ' Hong Kongers ' (or sometimes ' Hongkongers ') is also used to refer to Hong Kong people, while the term ' Hongkongese ' is sometimes used as an adjective to describe people or things related to Hong Kong. (37 words)
Not only are Hongkongers showing an instinctive understanding of “the physics of dissent,” they’ve added a bit of Kung Fu philosophy from the late martial arts icon Bruce Lee. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
In 2003, 299 Hongkongers died from Sars, an outbreak that began on the mainland but was initially covered up by Beijing, a decision that left a lasting legacy of distrust towards the authorities on public health issues.
The opposite also seems possible: that China’s actions — proof positive of why many Hongkongers felt they had to continue to protest — might escalate tensions even more.
Hongkongers have also put their hopes on the international community getting involved.
Many Hongkongers believe protesters died from police abuse at the station that night, but police have vehemently denied the rumors.
Not only are Hongkongers showing an instinctive understanding of “the physics of dissent,” they’ve added a bit of Kung Fu philosophy from the late martial arts icon Bruce Lee.
Occasionally, Hongkongers may use it in a cynical or joking context, making fun of the word as a communist etiquette.
Since June, the city has seen mass protests as Hongkongers express anxiety over a bill that would allow any country, including mainland China, to seek extradition of criminal suspects.
Uncle Wong is part of Protect the Children, a community group whose members put their bodies between the police and young Hongkongers protesting against the government.
In English, the term ' Hong Kongers ' (or sometimes ' Hongkongers ') is also used to refer to Hong Kong people, while the term ' Hongkongese ' is sometimes used as an adjective to describe people or things related to Hong Kong.
Common combinations with hongkongers
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: