sān
xiàn
线

technical
historical

Meaning of 三线

三线 means the Third Front; strategic rear base (in national defense, esp. China's Third Front Construction, 1964–1980). Pronounced sān xiàn.

  • the Third Front; strategic rear base (in national defense, esp. China's Third Front Construction, 1964–1980)

Definitions & Examples

Shàng
shì
liù
shí
nián
dài
 
yán沿
hǎi
gōng
chǎng
qiān
wǎng
sān
xiàn线
 

In the 1960s and 1970s, large numbers of coastal factories relocated to the Third Front regions.

Sān
xiàn线
jiàn
shè
shì
Zhōng
guó
guó
fáng
gōng
de
zhòng
tiáo
zhěng
 

The Third Front Construction was a major adjustment to the layout of China's national defense industry.

duō
yán
dān
wèi
cóng
xiàn线
chéng
shì
bān
dào
le
sān
xiàn线
shān
 

Many research institutes moved from major first-line cities to mountainous Third Front areas.