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坚壁清野
jiān​bì​qīng​yě

scorched earth policy

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
坚壁清野 堅壁清野 jiān​bì​qīng​yě
scorched earth policy
to fortify defenses and clear the countryside of food and supplies; a defensive strategy used to leave nothing of value for an invading enemy

Frequency

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0.114 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 焦土政策 jiāo​tǔ​zhèng​cè

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)