front facing the enemy; front lines
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the front facing the enemy; the front lines; forward area confronting hostile forces
formalPrimarily used in military contexts to denote the area directly confronting enemy forces. Often appears in set phrases like 身临前敌 (personally at the front) or compounds like 前敌指挥部 (forward command post).
Jiāng将
jūn军
shēn身
lín临
qián前
dí敌
，
zhǐ指
huī挥
zuò作
zhàn战
。
The general personally went to the front lines to direct the battle.
Qián前
dí敌
zhǐ指
huī挥
bù部
shè设
zài在
shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
。
The frontline command post was set up inside a cave.
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Shēn身
lín临
qián前
dí敌
，
fāng方
néng能
tǐ体
huì会
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
cán残
kù酷
。
Only by personally experiencing the front lines can one truly understand the cruelty of war.