Definition
长城 literally refers to the Great Wall of China, a historic fortification. It can also be used figuratively to mean an impregnable bulwark or a person who is extremely reliable and trustworthy, as in 他是我们的长城 (he is our pillar).
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the Great Wall (of China)an impregnable bulwark or stronghold (figurative)a trustworthyreliable person (colloquial)
Examples
- ，长城。Qùnián shǔjià wǒ qù le Běijīng, cānguān le Cháng chéng.Last summer I went to Beijing and visited the Great Wall.
- 长城，。Zhè dào fángxiàn jiù shì wǒmen de Cháng chéng, jué bù néng ràng dírén tūpò.This defense line is our bulwark; we must never let the enemy break through.
- 长城，。Lǎo Zhāng shì wǒmen gōngsī de Cháng chéng, shénme shìqing jiāo gěi tā dōu fàngxīn.Old Zhang is our company's rock; anything entrusted to him is worry-free.
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