边疆

邊疆

biānjiāng

noun HSK 7 #38,794

Measure Word

一片边疆 piàn

Meanings

1 border area
2 frontier
3 borderland

Characters

side; edge; border

boundary; territory

Examples

他在边疆当了十年兵。

Tā zài biānjiāng dāng le shí nián bīng.

He served as a soldier on the frontier for ten years.

边疆地区的发展需要更多的支持。

Biānjiāng dìqū de fāzhǎn xūyào gèng duō de zhīchí.

The development of border areas needs more support.

守卫边疆是军人的职责。

Shǒuwèi biānjiāng shì jūnrén de zhízé.

Guarding the frontier is a soldier's duty.

Tips

usage

边疆 emphasizes remote frontier regions, often with a sense of vastness and distance. Compare with 边界 (a precise border line) and 边境 (the border zone near a national boundary).

Stroke Order

边 biān

疆 jiāng