出入境 (chū rù jìng) — to exit and enter a country; (related to) border control procedures

Definition

Refers to the act of leaving and entering a country and the official procedures involved (passport checks, visas, customs). Common in formal contexts like 出入境管理局 ('immigration bureau') and 出入境手续 ('entry/exit procedures').

verb
to exit and enter a country(related to) border control procedures

Examples

  • 出入境。
    Qǐng tí qián bàn hǎo chū rù jìng shǒu xù.
    Please complete the entry/exit procedures in advance.
  • 出入境。
    Tā zài chū rù jìng guǎn lǐ jú gōng zuò.
    He works at the immigration bureau.
  • 出入境。
    chū rù jìng Shí xū yào chū shì hù zhào hé qiān zhèng.
    When entering or leaving the country, you need to present your passport and visa.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

出入exit and enter
出chūexit入rùenter
联合Side by side
境jìngborder

Exit and enter (出入) a border or country (境).

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
竟
竟jìng境jìng
Same sound today

境 pairs 土 (earth) with 竟, which gives the sound; the 土 part carries the meaning.

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