要冲 (yào chōng) — key location, hub (especially for communications or transport)

Definición

A formal noun for a strategic hub or chokepoint — a place that controls movement through a region (military, transport, trade). Stronger and more official than just calling somewhere 中心, focusing on a passage people or goods must pass through.

noun
key locationhub (especially for communications or transport)
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Ejemplos

  • 要冲
    Zhè zuò chéng shì shì zhòng yào de jiāo tōng yào chōng, lián jiē nán běi.
    This city is an important transportation hub connecting north and south.
  • 要冲
    Lì shǐ shàng zhè ge dì qū yì zhí shì jūn shì yào chōng.
    Historically this area has always been a military strategic point.
  • 要冲
    Gǎng kǒu zuò wéi mào yì yào chōng, cù jìn le jīng jì fā zhǎn.
    The port, as a trade hub, promoted economic development.

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