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    Chinese Grammar

    Referring to "customs" with 海关 (hǎiguān)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    海关 + (Noun)

    Explanation

    The noun 海关 (hǎiguān) means "customs" and refers to the government authority responsible for regulating goods entering and leaving a country. It appears in official names like 海关执法局 (Customs Enforcement Bureau). The word is essential vocabulary for discussions about trade, immigration, and border control.

    Examples

    • 这批货物在海关被扣留了。

      zhè pī huòwù zài hǎiguān bèi kòuliú le.

      This batch of goods was detained at customs.

    • 过海关的时候需要申报贵重物品。

      guò hǎiguān de shíhou xūyào shēnbào guìzhòng wùpǐn.

      You need to declare valuable items when going through customs.

    • 海关加强了对进口食品的检查力度。

      hǎiguān jiāqiáng le duì jìnkǒu shípǐn de jiǎnchá lìdù.

      Customs has strengthened inspections of imported food.

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