border checkpoint; frontier outpost
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
border checkpoint; frontier sentry post
formalA term referring to military or security installations at a national border. It implies a location for inspection, surveillance, and control of people and goods crossing the frontier.
Biān边
qiǎ卡
guān官
bīng兵
rì日
yè夜
shǒu守
wèi卫
zhe着
zǔ祖
guó国
de的
biān边
jìng境
。
The soldiers at the border outpost guard the nation's frontier day and night.
Suǒ所
yǒu有
chē车
liàng辆
dōu都
bì必
xū须
zài在
zhè这
ge个
biān边
qiǎ卡
jiē接
shòu受
jiǎn检
chá查
。
All vehicles must undergo inspection at this border checkpoint.
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Zǒu走
sī私
fèn分
zǐ子
shì试
tú图
rào绕
guò过
biān边
qiǎ卡
，
dàn但
bèi被
shào哨
bīng兵
fā发
xiàn现
le了
。
The smugglers tried to bypass the frontier post but were spotted by the sentries.