Chinese word

边检

Pronunciation

Pinyinbiān jiǎn

Meaning

  • nounimmigration

Example

我在边检排队出示护照。wǒ zài biān jiǎn pái duì chū shì hù zhào

I am lining up at immigration to show my passport.

Illustration for 边检 (immigration)

More examples

护照检查完，他很快就通过了边检。hù zhào jiǎn chá wán tā hěn kuài jiù tōng guò le biān jiǎn

After his passport was checked, he quickly passed through immigration.

Core concept

A government border-control service or process that checks a traveler's identity and permission to enter or leave.

Common phrases

  • 在边检排队zài biān jiǎn pái duì

    line up at immigration

  • 通过边检tōng guò biān jiǎn

    pass through immigration

  • 办理边检手续bàn lǐ biān jiǎn shǒu xù

    complete immigration procedures

Similar words

海关hǎi guān: The customs office or procedure for declaring goods and handling duties on them.
安检ān jiǎn: Checks on travelers and their belongings to make sure they carry no dangerous items.
出入境chū rù jìng: Entry into or departure from a country, including the related official procedures.

Definition in Chinese

在口岸、机场或陆路出入境点，对旅客的身份证件和出入资格进行检查的机构或办理程序。zài kǒu àn jī chǎng huò lù lù chū rù jìng diǎn duì lǚ kè de shēn fèn zhèng jiàn hé chū rù zī gé jìn xíng jiǎn chá de jī gòu huò bàn lǐ chéng xù

Word origin

边 (biān, "border") + 检 (jiǎn, "inspect") forms a compound for the official checking done when people enter or leave a country.

Usage tips

  • At an airport, the passport queue belongs to immigration, while customs deals mainly with goods and baggage, so customs is not the general word for every border check.

Other meanings

  • border inspectionnoun

Related words

  • 边检人员biān jiǎn rén yuánimmigration officernoun
  • 边检站biān jiǎn zhànimmigration checkpointnoun

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