địa giới
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- 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".
- Border, frontier, border line
- Địa giới Việt- LàoThe Vietnamese-Lao border