guójìng

国境

Word · NounTraditional國境

national territory; border

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

territory over which a state exercises sovereignty; national domain

formal

Refers to the geographical area of a country as a whole.

Wǒ我
guó国
guó国
jìng境
liáo辽
kuò阔
 ,
zī资
yuán源
fēng丰
fù富
 。

Our country has a vast territory and abundant resources.

Wéi维
hù护
guó国
jìng境
ān安
quán全
shì是
jūn军
duì队
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zhí职
zé责
 。

Safeguarding territorial security is an important duty of the military.

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Zhè这
ge个
zhēng争
yì议
dǎo岛
yǔ屿
zài在
wǒ我
guó国
guó国
jìng境
zhī之
nèi内
 。

This disputed island lies within our national territory.

2.

noun

border of a country; frontier

formal

Specifically refers to the boundary line or the border region.

Tā他
shì试
tú图
tōu偷
yuè越
guó国
jìng境
 ,
bèi被
biān边
fáng防
rén人
yuán员
zhuā抓
huò获
 。

He attempted to illegally cross the border and was captured by border guards.

Suǒ所
yǒu有
lǚ旅
kè客
dōu都
bì必
xū须
zài在
guó国
jìng境
jiǎn检
chá查
zhàn站
chū出
shì示
hù护
zhào照
 。

All passengers must show their passports at the border checkpoint.

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Guó国
jìng境
xiàn线
shang上
zhù驻
zhā扎
zhe着
biān边
fáng防
bù部
duì队
 。

Border defense troops are stationed along the frontier.