zhōng​jiān

backbone

中坚 中堅 zhōng​jiān
backbone
The core or most important members of a group who play a leading role; nucleus; hardcore
crack troops
(literary) The strongest and most elite part of an army; veteran troops
resolute
(literary) To be firm in will or character

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.570 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
2.33 per million

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