交界

jiāojiè

verb HSK 7-9 #20,014

Meanings

1 to border on
2 to be adjacent to
3 boundary (between areas)

Characters

to meet; to border

boundary; border

Literally 'meeting boundary' - where borders meet

Examples

HSK 3

中国和越南交界。

Zhōngguó hé Yuènán jiāojiè.

China borders Vietnam.

HSK 5

这个村子在两省交界处。

Zhège cūnzi zài liǎng shěng jiāojièchù.

This village is at the border of two provinces.

Tips

usage

交界 is commonly used with 处 (place): 交界处 means 'at the border/junction'. It can describe borders between countries, provinces, or any regions.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

界 jiè