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    Expressing "security check" with 安检 (ānjiǎn)

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    Explanation

    安检 (ānjiǎn) is short for 安全检查 and means "security check" or "security screening." It refers to the inspection process at airports, train stations, and public venues. You will commonly see it paired with words like 通过 (to pass through) and 点 (checkpoint).

    Examples

    • 机场的安检排了好长的队，我差点误了航班。

      Jīchǎng de ānjiǎn pái le hǎo cháng de duì, wǒ chàdiǎn wù le hángbān.

      The security check line at the airport was so long that I almost missed my flight.

    • 进地铁站之前要先过安检。

      Jìn dìtiě zhàn zhīqián yào xiān guò ānjiǎn.

      You need to go through security before entering the subway station.

    • 安检人员让我把笔记本电脑拿出来单独检查。

      Ānjiǎn rényuán ràng wǒ bǎ bǐjìběn diànnǎo ná chūlái dāndú jiǎnchá.

      The security personnel asked me to take out my laptop for a separate inspection.

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