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長征

简长征 · 繁長征

Mandarin · pinyin cháng zhēng#

expedition
long journey

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng zhēng#

Long March (retreat of the Red Army 1934-1935)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
征: zhēng · invade, attack, conquer
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–1 · chang2 zheng1

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verb

to march to remote regions; to undertake expeditions

name

(history) Long March (the military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, October 1934–October 1935)

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