Great Wall of China
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3.0
- proper noun
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Gran Muralla China
- New parts of the Great Wall of China to open to tourists.
- walk the Great Wall of China
I've gone to, you know, Grand Teton National Park, I've gone to North Korea, I've gone to Hawaii, I've gone to the Great Wall of China.
- I've gone to, you know, Grand Teton National Park, I've gone to North Korea, I've gone to Hawaii, I've gone to the Great Wall of China.
Examples
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It's better than living surrounded by the Great Wall of China.
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Most travelers whiz along the highway in order to reach the Great Wall of China.
Blog text (16) -
In what country is the Great Wall of China?
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l have been to the Great Wall of China.
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"Outside, I see the Great Wall of China."
Fiction book (1995) -
His dream trip was to visit the Great Wall of China.
Blog text (5) -
Newly accessible areas of the Great Wall of China are marked in blue.
Blog text (16) -
When I was twenty-three, I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro; two years ago, I walked along the Great Wall of China.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Great Wall of China is 2500 miles long, too tall to climb, too thick to knock down, too long to go around, and yet China was invaded 3 times, 3 times in the first 100 years of the Wall's existence.
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The Great Wall of China is a remarkable ancient fortification that attracts millions of tourists each year.
Synonyms
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3.5
A very long ancient wall across northern China built to stop invaders
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3.4
A very long stone wall built across northern China to keep out attackers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: combining 'great' (large/important) + 'wall' (a defensive barrier) + 'of China' yields the meaning 'a large or significant wall in China', which a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer. This pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'Gran Muralla China'), so learners will recognize the referent even if they lack detailed historical knowledge.
Etymology
Great Wall of China was built as a very long, strong wall along China’s northern border to stop enemy attacks. Imagine guards walking along the high wall watching for danger — so the name means a huge wall made to 'protect' the country from 'attack'.