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三北防护林

Sān běi Fáng hù lín

5-character word Traditional 三北防護林

What 三北防护林 means

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

The characters in 三北防护林

• 三sānthree; 3
• 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
• 防fángto protect; to defend; to guard against
• 护hùto protect
• 林lín(bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people)…