border region; remote area
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
border region; remote area; outlying area
formalRefers to geographically distant areas, often near national borders, implying remoteness from the political, economic, or cultural center. Can be used in both geographical and administrative contexts.
Tā他
zì自
yuàn愿
qù去
biān边
dì地
zhī支
jiào教
，
bāng帮
zhù助
nà那
lǐ里
de的
hái孩
zi子
men们
。
He volunteered to go teach in the remote border region to help the children there.
Zhè这
ge个
shěng省
fèn份
de的
biān边
dì地
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
xiāng相
duì对
zhì滞
hòu后
。
Economic development in the outlying areas of this province is relatively lagging.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
fú扶
chí持
biān边
dì地
de的
zhèng政
cè策
。
The government introduced a series of policies to support border regions.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
huì绘
le了
shù戍
shǒu守
biān边
dì地
de的
jiàng将
shì士
men们
jiān艰
kǔ苦
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
The novel depicts the arduous life of soldiers guarding the remote borderlands.