边境 (邊境)
biān jìng
Pinyin

Definition

边境 (邊境)
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biān jìng
  1. frontier
  2. border

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

境界
jìng jiè
  1. 1 boundary
  2. 2 state
  3. 3 realm
环境
huán jìng
  1. 1 environment
  2. 2 circumstances
  3. 3 surroundings
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 ambient
仙境
xiān jìng
  1. 1 fairyland
  2. 2 wonderland
  3. 3 paradise
入境
rù jìng
  1. 1 to enter a country
出境
chū jìng
  1. 1 to leave a country or region
  2. 2 outbound (tourism)

Idioms (7)

事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
入境问俗
rù jìng wèn sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, enquire about the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入境随俗
rù jìng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
学无止境
xué wú zhǐ jìng
  1. 1 no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study.
  2. 2 You live and learn.
时过境迁
shí guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 things change with the passage of time (idiom)

Sample Sentences

近现代，中华人民共和国外交部曾数次引用此句。分别是1962年印度军队对中印边境的侵犯和1978年越南军队对中越边境的侵犯。因此被视作中国准备开战的信号。
jìn xiàndài ，Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó wàijiāobù céng shùcì yǐnyòng cǐ jù 。fēnbié shì 1962 nián Yìndù jūnduì duì zhōng yìn biānjìng de qīnfàn hé 1978 nián Yuènán jūnduì duì zhōng yuè biānjìng de qīnfàn 。yīncǐ bèi shìzuò Zhōngguó zhǔnbèi kāizhàn de xìnhào 。
In modern times, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China has used this phrase several times. In 1962 when Indian troops encroached on the Sino-Indian border and in 1978 when Vietnamese troops encroached on the Sino-Vietnamese border. Therefore it's been seen as a sign that China is preparing to wage war.
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北方游牧民族屡次侵犯我国边境，各家各户务必派出男丁，保家卫国！
běifāng yóumù mínzú lǚcì qīnfàn wǒguó biānjìng ，gèjiāgèhù wùbì pàichū nándīng ，bǎojiāwèiguó ！
The nomadic tribes from the North have repeatedly infringed upon our borders. Every family and household must send an adult male to defend their home and country!
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