离境 (lí jìng) — to leave a country, to depart from a country (especially through customs/immigration)

Definition

离境 means to leave a country, especially through customs/immigration controls. As a formal/书面 term, it pairs naturally with 入境 ('enter a country') and describes the act of officially departing across a border.

verb
to leave a countryto depart from a country (especially through customs/immigration)

Examples

  • 离境
    Tā míng tiān jiù yào lí jìng le.
    He will leave the country tomorrow.
  • Tā qù nián lí guò yí cì jìng.
    He left the country once last year.
  • Lí le jìng zhī hòu tā cái fā xiàn hù zhào diū le.
    After leaving the country, he realized his passport was missing.

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