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海关

hǎi guān · hai guan

Traditional 海關

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
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Tea at customs

  1. Dengdeng

    过(guò)海关(hǎiguān)的(de)时候(shíhou)，你(nǐ)紧张(jǐnzhāng)吗(ma)？

    Were you nervous at customs?

  2. Leon

    有一点(yǒuyīdiǎn)，我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)很多(hěnduō)茶叶(cháyè)。

    A little. I brought a lot of tea.

  3. Liangliang

    带(dài)茶叶(cháyè)没问题(méiwèntí)，你(nǐ)告诉(gàosu)海关(hǎiguān)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Tea is fine. Just tell customs.

  4. Leon

    我(wǒ)告诉(gàosu)了(le)。海关(hǎiguān)问(wèn)我(wǒ)，“这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)茶(chá)”？我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)说(shuō)，就(jiù)让(ràng)他(tā)闻(wén)了(le)一下(yīxià)。

    I told them. Customs asked me, "What tea is this?" I couldn't say it, so I let him smell it.

  5. Dengdeng

    海关(hǎiguān)也(yě)喜欢(xǐhuan)茶(chá)！

    Customs likes tea too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)海(hǎi)关(guān)排(pái)队(duì)等(děng)待(dài)检(jiǎn)查(chá)。

We queued at customs waiting for inspection.

02

海(hǎi)关(guān)人(rén)员(yuán)检(jiǎn)查(chá)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)行(xíng)李(li)。

The customs officer checked my luggage.

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海
hǎi

ocean; sea

关
guān

mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off

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