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title: "Bianjing Meaning: 边境 (biānjìng) Means “border”"
description: "边境 (traditional 邊境, biānjìng) means “border; frontier”. Hear its tones, see what 边 and 境 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianjing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 边境 mean?

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边境 biānjìng

## border; frontier

## Its characters

1. 边 biān border
2. 境 jìng border

## In a sentence

这个小镇就在边境附近。 This small town is right near the border.

很多官员反对，说出海花钱太多，国家的钱也要用来保护北方的**边境**。

From [郑和是谁？ · Who was Zheng He? China's admiral of the treasure ships](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-zheng-he#library-word-560-562)

[More about 边境](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BE%B9%E5%A2%83)

## More words with 边 or 境

- [边缘 biānyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianyuan)
- [处境 chǔjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chujing)
- [环境 huánjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanjing)
- [境界 jìngjiè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingjie)
- [境内 jìngnèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingnei)
- [境外 jìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingwai)
- [困境 kùnjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kunjing)
- [路边 lùbiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lubian)
- [那边 nàbiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nabian)
- [旁边 pángbiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pangbian)

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