travel pass; laissez-passer
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
travel pass; laissez-passer; safe-conduct
formalA written note, often simple or temporary, granting permission to pass through a checkpoint or travel in a restricted area. Historically common in wartime or under strict administrative control.
Tōng通
guò过
shào哨
qiǎ卡
shí时
，
bì必
xū须
chū出
shì示
lù路
tiáo条
。
You must present a travel pass when passing through the checkpoint.
Cūn村
zhǎng长
gěi给
tā他
kāi开
le了
yī一
zhāng张
lù路
tiáo条
，
ràng让
tā他
qù去
lín邻
cūn村
bàn办
shì事
。
The village chief issued him a laissez-passer so he could go to the neighboring village on business.
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Nà那
ge个
nián年
dài代
，
méi没
yǒu有
lù路
tiáo条
cùn寸
bù步
nán难
xíng行
。
In those days, you couldn't move an inch without a travel pass.