59国人员海南入境旅游免签 Hainan to offer visa-free access to tourists from 59 countries

Gao Huiying China Plus/Xinhua Published: 2018-04-18 14:14:49
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View of skyscrapers on the Phoenix Island in Sanya city, south China's Hainan province. [File Photo: IC]

View of skyscrapers on the Phoenix Island in Sanya city, south China's Hainan province. [File Photo: IC]

China will offer(提供) a greater visa-free(免签) access to tourists(游客) from 59 countries(国家) arriving in Hainan Province(海南省) from May 1, in a move(举措) to support(支持) the island's reform and opening-up(改革开放), the State Immigration Administration announced Wednesday.

The visa-free policy will benefit(有利) group or individual tourists via travel agencies(旅行社) from 59 countries, including Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and the United States.

词汇 Words:

[tí gōng] 提供 offer
[yóu kè] 游客 tourist
[qiān zhèng] 签证 visa
[guó jiā] 国家 country
[jǔ cuò] 举措 move
[zhī chí] 支持 support
[yǒu lì] 有利 benefit

重点词汇 Key word:

免 <动词 v.> 

  • Excuse/free sb from sth; exempt
    E.g. Píng cǐ kǎ kěyǐ miǎnfèi rùchǎng。
    凭此卡可以免费入场。
    Admission is free on presentation of this card.

  • Dismiss from a post; relieve
    E.g. Tā yīn wánhū zhíshǒu bèi miǎnzhí。
    他因玩忽职守被免职。
    He has been dismissed from office because of his dereliction of duty.

  • Avoid; escape
    E.g. Yīshēng zhōng miǎnbuliǎo huì yǒu shībài hé cuòzhé。
    一生中免不了会有失败和挫折。
    There are bound to be failures and setbacks in a person's life.

  • Be not allowed; forbid
    E.g. Zhè jiàn shì nǐ zuìhǎo miǎnkāi zūnkǒu。
    这件事你最好免开尊口。
    You'd better not say anything about this matter.

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