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    Referring to 'border' with 边境 (biānjìng)

    Location & Position

    Structure

    Country/Region + 边境

    Explanation

    边境 (biānjìng) is a noun meaning "border" or "frontier," typically referring to the boundary between two countries or regions. It is used in geographic and political contexts. For example, 法国边境 means "the French border."

    Examples

    • 边境检查站的工作人员让我们出示护照。

      Biānjìng jiǎncházhàn de gōngzuò rényuán ràng wǒmen chūshì hùzhào.

      The staff at the border checkpoint asked us to show our passports.

    • 这个小镇离边境只有二十公里。

      Zhège xiǎo zhèn lí biānjìng zhǐyǒu èrshí gōnglǐ.

      This small town is only twenty kilometers from the border.

    • 他在边境地区当了五年兵。

      Tā zài biānjìng dìqū dāngle wǔ nián bīng.

      He served as a soldier in the border area for five years.

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