Definition

1. Noun:
   • Border, boundary line: A line that marks the limits of an area, especially between countries, administrative divisions, or properties.
   • Frontier: A region that forms the edge of a settled or developed territory.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hai nước đang đàm phán về vấn đề địa giới. (The two countries are negotiating the border issue.)
  • Cột mốc địa giới được dựng lên để phân chia ranh giới giữa hai tỉnh. (The boundary marker was erected to divide the border between the two provinces.)
  • Địa giới của khu đất này cần được xác định rõ ràng. (The boundary of this plot of land needs to be clearly defined.)

Advanced Usage

• "Xác định địa giới": to demarcate/delineate a border.
  • Công việc xác định địa giới trên biển rất phức tạp. (The work of demarcating the maritime border is very complex.)
• "Tranh chấp địa giới": border/boundary dispute.
  • Tranh chấp địa giới giữa hai làng đã kéo dài nhiều năm. (The boundary dispute between the two villages has lasted for many years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Biên giới (n): Border, frontier (often used for national borders). (The Vietnam - China border).
• Ranh giới (n): Boundary, dividing line (can be physical or abstract). (The boundary between good and evil).
• Đường biên (n): Boundary line, borderline.
• Giới hạn (n): Limit, boundary (often abstract or figurative). (Speed limit).

Synonyms

• Biên cương (n): Frontier, border region (literary or formal).
• Bờ cõi (n): Territory, realm (archaic or poetic, referring to a country's domain).

Related Phrases

• Cắm mốc địa giới: to plant/erect boundary markers.
• Vi phạm địa giới: to violate/encroach upon a border.

Notes on Usage

• "Địa giới" is a formal term commonly used in legal, administrative, and geographical contexts. It is neutral and precise.
• While "biên giới" typically refers to international borders, "địa giới" can refer to borders at any administrative level (national, provincial, district, communal) or even property lines.
• The word is a compound of "địa" (earth, land) and "giới" (boundary, limit), literally meaning "land boundary".

1. Border, frontier, border line
   • Địa giới Việt- Lào
     The Vietnamese-Lao border