sān​xiàn

third line

  • created sense approved 三线/三線 · sān​xiàn · third line — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三线 / 三線

    sān​xiàn

    third line

    A third line of defense, specifically a nation's strategic rear area

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · boundary

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  • created sense approved 三线/三線 · sān​xiàn · retired cadres — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三线 / 三線

    sān​xiàn

    retired cadres

    Retired cadres who have stepped back from front-line leadership to perform advisory or consultant duties

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · political line

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  • created sense approved 三线/三線 · sān​xiàn · Third Front — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三线 / 三線

    sān​xiàn

    Third Front

    The strategic industrial development of China's interior, primarily the Southwest, starting in 1964 to prepare for potential war

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · boundary

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