偷渡 (tōu dù) — to illegally cross a border (by hiding or evading inspection); to smuggle oneself into or out of a country
Definition
偷渡 (tōudù) means to illegally cross a national border in hiding, evading immigration checks. Used for both the person crossing and the act of smuggling people across (often by a gang).
verb
to illegally cross a border (by hiding or evading inspection)to smuggle oneself into or out of a country
Examples
- 偷渡。Tā èr shí nián qián cóng yuè nán tōu dù dào le zhōng guó.He illegally crossed from Vietnam to China twenty years ago.
- 偷渡。Zhè ge tuán huǒ zhuān mén bāng zhù fēi fǎ yí mín tōu dù.This gang specializes in helping illegal immigrants cross borders.
- 偷渡。Tā zài shì tú tōu dù de shí hou bèi biān fáng jǐng chá zhuā zhù le.He was caught by border police while trying to illegally cross.
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