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frontier; area near the line dividing two countries

Word usage

biān jìng

边 境

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n.frontier; area near the line dividing two countries
- xiǎng yào zuò biān jìng mào yì zhì shǎo yào huì liǎng gè guó jiā de yǔ yán
  想要做边境贸易，至少要会两个国家的语言。
  To trade across borders, you need to know at least two languages.
- zhè zuò shān héng kuà liǎng guó biān jìng
  这座山横跨两国边境。
  The mountain straddles the frontier between the two countries.
- nà cì biān jìng shì jiàn yǐn fā le yī chǎng quán miàn zhàn zhēng
  那次边境事件引发了一场全面战争。
  The border incident developed into a full-scale war.
- biān jìng chéng shì
  边境城市
  border city
- yuè guò biān jìng
  越过边境
  cross a frontier
- biān jìng guǎn zhì
  边境管制
  border control
- píng dìng biān jìng
  平定边境
  pacify the frontier
- fēng suǒ biān jìng
  封锁边境
  close the frontiers
- biān jìng chōng tū
  边境冲突
  border conflicts
synonym
biān jiāng边疆 biān chuí边陲 biān yú边隅

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Note
"边境" is different from "边疆". "边疆" refers to the place near the border of a country; "边境" refers to the place near the border of a certain area, not limited to the country. The area referred to by "边疆" is block-shaped and relatively broad; the area referred to by "边境" is strip-shaped, narrow and long.

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