边关 (biān guān) — border pass; strategic border position

Definition

边关 refers to a strategic border pass or frontier garrison — a militarized frontier stronghold, not just any border area. In classical and historical contexts it implies a fortified post where troops were stationed to defend the realm.

noun

border passstrategic border position

Examples

边关，。
Gǔ dài jūn duì zhù shǒu biān guān, bǎo wèi guó jiā ān quán.
Ancient armies stationed at border passes to defend national security.
边关。
Tā zài biān guān zhù fáng le zhěng zhěng shí nián.
He served at the border post for a full ten years.
边关。
Lì dài cháo tíng dōu shí fēn zhòng shì biān guān de jiàn shè.
Every dynasty highly valued the construction of border defenses.

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