Chinese word

过境

Pronunciation

Pinyinguò jìng

Meaning

  • verbgo via

Example

我在新加坡过境去泰国。wǒ zài xīn jiā pō guò jìng qù tài guó

I am going to Thailand via Singapore.

Illustration for 过境 (go via)

More examples

旅客在机场过境时需要接受海关检查。lǚ kè zài jī chǎng guò jìng shí xū yào jiē shòu hǎi guān jiǎn chá

Passengers need to undergo customs inspection when transiting at the airport.

Core concept

A temporary passage connects the starting place to the real destination without stopping there as the journey's endpoint.

Common phrases

  • 过境停留guò jìng tíng liú

    transit stop

  • 过境时guò jìng shí

    during transit

  • 过境检查guò jìng jiǎn chá

    transit inspection

Similar words

转机zhuǎn jī: Change from one flight to another to continue a journey.
经由jīng yóu: Go to a destination by way of a particular place or route.
通过tōng guò: Pass through a place and continue onward.
入境rù jìng: Enter a foreign country or region and complete its entry procedures.

Definition in Chinese

从出发地前往目的地时经过某国或机场作为中转，不以该地为最终到达地的动作或过程。cóng chū fā dì qián wǎng mù dì dì shí jīng guò mǒu guó huò jī chǎng zuò wéi zhōng zhuǎn bù yǐ gāi dì wèi zuì zhōng dào dá dì de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

过境 (guòjìng, "pass through a territory") is built from 过 (guò, "pass over") and 境 (jìng, "territory"), so its structure points to onward travel.

Usage tips

  • A transit itinerary can still include passport checks or a transit visa, and checked bags may not always travel straight to the final destination.

Other meanings

  • pass throughverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 过境手续guò jìng shǒu xùtransit proceduresnoun
  • 过境航班guò jìng háng bāntransit flightnoun

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