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Chinese dictionary
v.hold (a strategic point); guard (a place of strategic importance)
扼守阵地
hold a position
扼守该要隘
hold a strategic pass
士兵们扼守住山口,打退了敌人的进犯。
The soldiers held the mountain pass and beat back the intruders.
军队会用尽可能少的兵力扼守西部的沙漠。
The army would try to hold the western desert with a bare minimum offorces.