边城 (biān chéng) — border town, frontier town

Définition

Literally 'border town,' but in modern Chinese it most often refers to Shen Congwen's classic 1934 novel 《边城》 — a symbol of idealized rural China.

noun

border townfrontier town

Classificateur · 座

边城。
Zhè ge biān chéng wèi yú liǎng guó jiāo jiè chù.
This border town is located at the junction of two countries.
《边城》。
Shěn cóng wén de xiǎo shuō 《biān chéng》 shì zhōng guó xiàn dài wén xué de jīng diǎn.
Shen Congwen's novel 'Border Town' is a classic of modern Chinese literature.
边城。
Zhè zuò biān chéng de jū mín dà duō yǐ mào yì wéi shēng.
Most residents of this frontier town make a living through trade.