border area; frontier
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
border area; frontier; remote borderland
formalOften refers to a remote or strategically important area near a national border. More literary and formal than 边境 (biānjìng).
Zhè这
zuò座
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
shì是
wǒ我
guó国
zhòng重
yào要
de的
biān边
chuí陲
zhòng重
zhèn镇
。
This small town is an important strategic border town in our country.
Tā他
zì自
yuàn愿
dào到
biān边
chuí陲
dì地
qū区
qù去
zhī支
jiāo教
。
He volunteered to teach in the remote border region.
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Zhè这
ge个
mín民
zú族
shì世
dài代
shēng生
huó活
zài在
xī西
nán南
biān边
chuí陲
。
This ethnic group has lived for generations in the southwestern frontier.
Biān边
chuí陲
de的
ān安
níng宁
guān关
xì系
dào到
zhěng整
gè个
guó国
jiā家
de的
ān安
quán全
。
The peace and stability of the border regions concerns the security of the entire nation.