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海关
hǎiguān
Description
你坐飞机去别的国家的时候，要在机场的海关检查行李。
海关是国家的一个地方，负责管理进出国家的人和东西。
Meanings
海关hǎiguān
customs (border agency checking goods and people)
我们过了海关就可以出去了。
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Notes
- Etymology
海 (sea) + 关 (pass/barrier), originally sea-border checkpoint, now any customs office.
- Nuance
refers to the agency/checkpoint; the act of clearing it is 过海关.
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