出入境

chūrùjìng
noun #38,318

Meanings

  1. 1 entry and exit (of a country)
  2. 2 exit-entry office

Examples

HSK 3
Chūrùjìng de shíhou yídìng yào dàihǎo hùzhào.
Make sure you have your passport with you when you leave or enter the country.
HSK 6
Wǒ míngtiān yào qù chūrùjìng bàn qiānzhèng yánqī.
Tomorrow I'm going to the exit-entry office to get my visa extended.

Tips

usage
In conversation it is short for the exit-entry administration, 出入境管理局, where Chinese citizens apply for passports and foreigners renew visas and residence permits. The halves on their own: 出境 (to leave the country), 入境 (to enter it).

Stroke Order

出 chū
入 rù
境 jìng