三北防護林 sān běi fáng hù lín

Three-North Shelter Forest project in China

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050

Characters

Character Meaning
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
北 běi HSK 1
north; (classical) to be defeated
防 fáng HSK 5
to prevent; to protect; to defend
護 hù
to protect
林 lín HSK 4
woods; forest; surname Lin