tuán
liàn

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Meaning of 团练

团练 means local armed organization from Song Dynasty to early Republic of China, used by the landlord class to suppress peasant uprisings. Pronounced tuán liàn.

  • local armed organization from Song Dynasty to early Republic of China, used by the landlord class to suppress peasant uprisings

Definitions & Examples

Zēng
Guó
fān
jiàn
tuán
liàn
zhèn
tài
píng
tiān
guó
 

Zeng Guofan organized local militia to suppress the Taiping Rebellion.

Qīng
 
tuán
liàn
chéng
wéi
wéi
fāng
zhì
de
zhòng
yào
liàng
 

In the late Qing Dynasty, local militia in various regions became an important force for maintaining local order.

zhǔ
jiē
kào
tuán
liàn
lái
bǎo
de
cái
chǎn
wèi
 

The landlord class relied on local militia to protect their property and status.

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