guard the frontier; defend the border
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to guard the frontier; to defend the border; to garrison the border
formalA formal military term referring to the long-term deployment of troops to defend national borders, often in remote or harsh environments.
Xǔ许
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
zhàn战
shì士
zhǔ主
dòng动
shēn申
qǐng请
qù去
shù戍
biān边
。
Many young soldiers volunteered to go guard the border.
Tún屯
kěn垦
shù戍
biān边
shì是
biān边
jiāng疆
jiàn建
shè设
de的
zhòng重
yào要
fāng方
shì式
。
Land reclamation and border defense is an important method of frontier development.
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Shù戍
biān边
bù部
duì队
cháng常
nián年
zhù驻
shǒu守
zài在
gāo高
yuán原
dì地
qū区
。
The border defense troops are stationed year-round in the plateau region.
Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
zhēng征
zhào召
nóng农
mín民
shù戍
biān边
，
bǎo保
wèi卫
guó国
tǔ土
。
In ancient times, peasants were often conscripted to defend the border and protect the territory.