Definition

1. Noun:
   • The Great Wall: A long and solid defensive wall, most famously referring to the Great Wall of China, a series of fortifications built across the historical northern borders of China.
   • A long rampart / A long defensive wall: Any extensive, fortified wall built for protection.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vạn Lý Trường Thành là một kỳ quan thế giới. (The Great Wall is a world wonder.)
  • Thành phố cổ được bảo vệ bởi một bức trường thành. (The ancient city was protected by a long rampart.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vạn Lý Trường Thành": The proper name for the Great Wall of China, literally meaning "The Long Wall of Ten Thousand Li."
  • Du khách mơ ước được đi bộ trên Vạn Lý Trường Thành. (Tourists dream of walking on the Great Wall of China.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thành lũy (n): fortress, citadel; a fortified place.
• Tường thành (n): city wall, rampart.

Synonyms

• Rampart: A defensive wall of a castle or walled city.
• Fortification: A military construction built for defense.
• Bulwark: A defensive wall.

Related Idioms

• Thành trì vững chắc: A solid fortress; used metaphorically to describe something very secure and difficult to overcome.
  • Tinh thần đoàn kết là thành trì vững chắc của dân tộc. (Solidarity is the strong fortress of the nation.)