Customs in Chinese
customs (border authority) · HSK 5
海关
- 海 sea
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下飞机后要先过海关。 After getting off the plane, you first go through customs.
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How do you say customs in Chinese?
Customs in Chinese is 海关 (hǎi guān).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
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