边境 (biān jìng) — border, frontier
Definition
边境 is the geographic border area between two countries — the actual line plus nearby region. Use 边疆 for the remote frontier region itself; 边界 is more abstract, a dividing line (also used metaphorically).
noun
borderfrontier
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 边境。Liǎng guó zài biān jìng wèn tí shàng dá chéng le xié yì.The two countries reached an agreement on the border issue.
- 边境。Zhè ge biān jìng xiǎo zhèn yǐ mào yì fēi cháng ān jìng.This small border town is very quiet.
- 边境。Tā nián qīng shí zài biān jìng dāng guò bīng.He served as a soldier at the frontier when he was young.
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