国境

國境
guójìng
noun #22,668

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 national border
  2. 2 frontier
  3. 3 boundary of a country

Examples

Rènhé rén bùdé fēifǎ yuèguò guójìng.
No one may illegally cross the national border.
Shìbīngmen zài guójìng xiàn shàng rìyè xúnluó.
Soldiers patrol the border day and night.
Zhànzhēng jiéshù hòu, guójìng chóngxīn huàdìng.
After the war ended, the national borders were redrawn.

Tips

usage
国境 emphasizes the territorial boundary of a nation as a whole. Compare 边境 (border area/region) which refers to the zone near a border, and 边界 (boundary line). 国境线 (national border line) is the most precise compound.

Stroke Order

guó
jìng