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    Expressing deportation with 遣返 (qiǎnfǎn)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    等待 / 面临 + 遣返

    Explanation

    遣返 (qiǎnfǎn) means "to deport" or "to repatriate," referring to the act of sending someone back to their country of origin. It is a formal term commonly found in legal and immigration contexts. It can be used as both a verb and a noun.

    Examples

    • 非法入境者将被遣返回国。

      fēifǎ rùjìngzhě jiāng bèi qiǎnfǎn huíguó.

      Illegal immigrants will be deported back to their home countries.

    • 两国签署了遣返逃犯的合作协议。

      liǎng guó qiānshǔ le qiǎnfǎn táofàn de hézuò xiéyì.

      The two countries signed a cooperation agreement on the repatriation of fugitives.

    • 他因签证过期被移民局遣返。

      tā yīn qiānzhèng guòqī bèi yímínjú qiǎnfǎn.

      He was deported by the immigration bureau because his visa had expired.

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