| 三北防护林 |
Sān běi Fáng hù lín |
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 |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 三北 |
Sān běi |
China's three northern regions, 东北, 华北 and 西北 |
| 北 |
běi |
north / (classical) to be defeated |
| 防 |
fáng |
to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent |
| 防护 |
fáng hù |
to defend / to protect |
| 护 |
hù |
to protect |
| 林 |
Lín |
surname Lin / Japanese surname Hayashi |
| 林 |
lín |
(bound form) woods; forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things) |