Chinese word

出境

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū jìng

Meaning

  • verbleave the country

Example

如果没有护照，你不能出境。rú guǒ méi yǒu hù zhào nǐ bù néng chū jìng

If you do not have a passport, you cannot leave the country.

Illustration for 出境 (leave the country)

More examples

他因签证问题被禁止出境。tā yīn qiān zhèng wèn tí bèi jìn zhǐ chū jìng

He was prohibited from leaving the country because of a visa problem.

Core concept

Moving outward through a checkpoint and beyond the boundary of one country or region into another.

Common phrases

  • 办理出境手续bàn lǐ chū jìng shǒu xù

    handle exit procedures

  • 被禁止出境bèi jìn zhǐ chū jìng

    be prohibited from leaving the country

  • 申请出境审批shēn qǐng chū jìng shěn pī

    apply for exit approval

Similar words

出国chū guó: Go from one's home country to another country.
过境guò jìng: Travel through a country or region to reach another place, sometimes with a brief stop or transfer.
越境yuè jìng: Move across a boundary and enter another area, sometimes outside official channels.

Definition in Chinese

通过边防、口岸或出入境检查，离开本国或本地区到达国外的行为。tōng guò biān fáng kǒu àn huò chū rù jìng jiǎn chá lí kāi běn guó huò běn dì qū dào dá guó wài de xíng wéi

Word origin

The word is built from 出 (chū, "go out") and 境 (jìng, "border area"), which together picture going out across a territorial boundary.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may use "go abroad" for many travel situations, while this Chinese term is especially useful in notices, forms, and travel discussions about crossing an official border.

Other meanings

  • cross the borderverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 出境手续chū jìng shǒu xùexit proceduresnoun
  • 出境许可chū jìng xú kěexit permitnoun

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