海关

• 拼音: hǎi guān
• 汉字拆解: 海 = 氵(water) + 每 (every) — the vast sea; 关 = simplified from 關, a gate with a bar — a pass or checkpoint

含义

Customs. The government authority that checks goods and people entering or leaving a country.

Refers to the border control agency that inspects imported and exported goods and collects duties. Encountered at airports, seaports, and land borders. Common phrases: 过海关 (go through customs), 海关检查 (customs inspection), 海关申报 (customs declaration).

例句

1. 到了机场以后，我们需要过海关。
2. 海关的工作人员检查了他的行李。
3. 有些东西不能带过海关。

用法指南

语境: travel, border, trade

语气: practical

正确说法

• 过海关的时候需要出示护照。(You need to show your passport when going through customs.)
• 海关不让他带那么多东西入境。(Customs wouldn't let him bring so many things into the country.)

错误说法

• 我在海关买了东西。(Don't confuse 海关 with a duty-free shop — 海关 is the inspection authority. Say 我在免税店买了东西.)

起源与历史

Compound of 海 (sea) and 关 (pass/checkpoint). Originally referred to checkpoints at seaports, later extended to all border control points.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal