边关

邊關
biānguān
noun #49,412

Meanings

  1. 1 frontier pass
  2. 2 border fortress

Examples

HSK 6
Gǔdài de biānguān chángcháng yǒu zhòngbīng bǎshǒu.
In ancient times frontier passes were often heavily guarded.
HSK 7-9
Tángshī lǐ yǒu hěnduō xiě biānguān jiàngshì sīxiāng de zuòpǐn.
Many Tang poems describe soldiers at the frontier passes longing for home.

Tips

culture
边关 were the fortified passes on China's borders, such as 山海关 and 嘉峪关 at the two ends of the Ming Great Wall, or 玉门关 in Tang poetry. Life at these posts is the theme of 边塞诗 'frontier poetry'.

Stroke Order

边 biān
关 guān