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Definition
Customs; the government department responsible for collecting tariffs and controlling the flow of goods across borders.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the government department or the physical checkpoint where goods and travelers are inspected. It is commonly used in the context of international travel or shipping. While it functions as a noun, it is frequently paired with verbs like 過 to describe the act of passing through the inspection area.
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Remember to take out your passport when going through customs.
Do you have anything in your luggage that you need to declare to customs?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with 邊境, which refers to the border line itself rather than the customs authority or the inspection facility.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
