边境

边境 biānjìng

Frontier

边境 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體邊境 bianjing

What 边境 means

Frontier

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边境 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

边

biān

Side (edge - border)

境

jìng

Border (place - boundary - circumstances)

Words that share a character with 边境

How to write 边境

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边境 in a sentence

这座小城位于两国边境。

Zhè zuò xiǎochéng wèiyú liǎng guó biānjìng.

This small town sits on the frontier between the two countries.

边境上的检查非常严格。

Biānjìng shang de jiǎnchá fēicháng yángé.

The checks at the frontier are extremely strict.

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Questions about 边境

What does 边境 mean in English?

边境 is pronounced biānjìng and means Frontier.

How do you pronounce 边境?

边境 is biānjìng in pinyin — written bianjing without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 边境?

边境 is written with 2 characters: 边 (biān) Side (edge - border), 境 (jìng) Border (place - boundary - circumstances). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 边境 written in traditional Chinese?

邊境. The simplified form 边境 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 邊境 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced biānjìng.

Is 边境 an HSK word?

Yes — 边境 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

弊端 bìduān 臂 bì 边疆 biānjiāng 边界 biānjiè 边缘 biānyuán 编织 biānzhī 鞭策 biāncè 贬低 biǎndī

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