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出境 (chū jìng) — to leave a country or region (for travel, business, etc.)

Definition

Refers specifically to leaving a country — what you do at the border/passport control. Pairs naturally with its opposite 入境 (rùjìng) 'to enter a country'. For everyday 'going out' or trips, use 外出 or 出行.

verb
to leave a country or region (for travel, business, etc.)

Examples

  • ，。
    Tā qù nián chū guò sān cì jìng, měi cì dōu zuò fēi jī.
    He left the country three times last year, flying each time.
  • 出境。
    Nǐ chū jìng zhī qián yí dìng yào què rèn qiān zhèng yǒu méi yǒu guò qī.
    Before you leave the country, make sure your visa hasn't expired.
  • 出境。
    Guó jì jī chǎng yǒu zhuān mén de chū jìng tōng dào.
    International airports have dedicated exit channels.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

出chūleave; go out
境jìngboundary; territory

出 means to leave, and 境 means boundary or territory; together they mean to leave a region.

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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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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HSK 3.0 Level 6Travel & Tourism

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