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The Great Wall of China is one of the most famous landmarkslandmark (noun)Famous buildings or places that are easily recognized.≈ Synonym: famous sites🇺🇿UZ: diqqatga sazovor joylar🇷🇺RU: достопримечательности in the world. It is also one of the largest man-mademan-made (adj)Created by humans rather than occurring naturally.≈ Synonym: artificial🇺🇿UZ: inson qo'li bilan yaratilgan🇷🇺RU: рукотворный structuresstructure (noun)Large built things such as buildings, bridges, or walls.≈ Synonym: constructions🇺🇿UZ: inshootlar🇷🇺RU: сооружения ever built. The wall stretchesstretch (verb)Extends over a distance or area.≈ Synonym: extends🇺🇿UZ: cho'zilib boradi🇷🇺RU: тянется over 20,000 kilometreskilometre (noun)Units of distance equal to 1,000 metres.≈ Synonym: km🇺🇿UZ: kilometrlar🇷🇺RU: километры across northern China. It was built over many centuriescentury (noun)Periods of one hundred years.≈ Synonym: hundred-year periods🇺🇿UZ: asrlar🇷🇺RU: века to protect the country from enemiesenemy (noun)People or groups that are hostile and want to cause harm.≈ Synonym: foes🇺🇿UZ: dushmanlar🇷🇺RU: враги.
The first parts of the wall were built more than 2,000 years ago. Different kings and emperorsemperor (noun)Rulers of an empire, usually with great power.≈ Synonym: rulers🇺🇿UZ: imperatorlar🇷🇺RU: императоры orderedorder (verb)Commanded someone to do something.≈ Synonym: commanded🇺🇿UZ: buyurdi🇷🇺RU: приказали their people to build the wall to keep out attackersattacker (noun)People who use force or violence against someone.≈ Synonym: invaders🇺🇿UZ: hujumchilar🇷🇺RU: нападающие from the north. The wall was made of stone, wood, and earthearth (noun)Soil; the substance that plants grow in.≈ Synonym: soil🇺🇿UZ: tuproq🇷🇺RU: земля, грунт. Later, bricksbrick (noun)Hard rectangular blocks used for building walls.≈ Synonym: building blocks🇺🇿UZ: g'ishtlar🇷🇺RU: кирпичи were also used to make the wall strongerstrong (adj)Having greater physical power or ability to resist force.≈ Synonym: more solid🇺🇿UZ: kuchliroq, mustahkamroq🇷🇺RU: прочнее. In some places, the wall is widewide (adj)Measuring a large distance from one side to the other.≈ Synonym: broad🇺🇿UZ: keng🇷🇺RU: широкий enough for several people or horses to walk side by sideside by sideNext to each other.≈ Synonym: next to one another🇺🇿UZ: yonma-yon🇷🇺RU: бок о бок.
Building the Great Wall was very hard work. It took thousandsthousand (noun)Very large numbers, each equal to 1,000.≈ Synonym: a great many🇺🇿UZ: minglab🇷🇺RU: тысячи of workersworker (noun)People who do a job, especially physical labour.≈ Synonym: labourers🇺🇿UZ: ishchilar🇷🇺RU: рабочие many years to finish each part. Some workers were soldierssoldier (noun)People who serve as members of an army.≈ Synonym: troops🇺🇿UZ: askarlar🇷🇺RU: солдаты, while others were farmers or prisonersprisoner (noun)People who are kept in prison or held captive.≈ Synonym: captives🇺🇿UZ: mahbuslar🇷🇺RU: заключённые. The work was dangerousdangerous (adj)Likely to cause harm or injury.≈ Synonym: risky🇺🇿UZ: xavfli🇷🇺RU: опасный, and many people lost their liveslose one's lifeDied, especially in an accident or dangerous situation.≈ Synonym: died🇺🇿UZ: halok bo'ldi, jon berdi🇷🇺RU: погибли while building the wall.
Today, the Great Wall is no longer used for defencedefence (noun)The act of protecting someone or something against attack.≈ Synonym: protection🇺🇿UZ: himoya, mudofaa🇷🇺RU: оборона. Instead, it is a popular tourist attractiontourist attractionA place that many visitors like to see.≈ Synonym: visitor site🇺🇿UZ: turistik joy🇷🇺RU: туристическая достопримечательность. Millionsmillion (noun)Numbers equal to 1,000,000; very large amounts.≈ Synonym: huge numbers🇺🇿UZ: millionlab🇷🇺RU: миллионы of people visit it every year to walk along its ancient pathspath (noun)Narrow tracks or routes for walking.≈ Synonym: trails🇺🇿UZ: yo'laklar, so'qmoqlar🇷🇺RU: тропы and enjoy the beautiful viewsview (noun)What can be seen from a particular place, especially beautiful scenery.≈ Synonym: scenery🇺🇿UZ: manzaralar🇷🇺RU: виды, пейзажи. The wall is also a symbol of China’s long history and the strengthstrength (noun)The quality of being physically or mentally strong.≈ Synonym: power🇺🇿UZ: kuch, mustahkamlik🇷🇺RU: сила of its people.
Because of its importanceimportance (noun)The quality of being valuable, significant, or worthy of attention.≈ Synonym: significance🇺🇿UZ: ahamiyat🇷🇺RU: важность, the Great Wall has been named a World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage SiteA place officially recognized as having special cultural or natural value for the whole world.≈ Synonym: protected heritage site🇺🇿UZ: Jahon merosi obyekti🇷🇺RU: объект Всемирного наследия. People are working to protect it so that future generationsgeneration (noun)Groups of people born and living around the same time.≈ Synonym: age groups🇺🇿UZ: avlodlar🇷🇺RU: поколения can enjoy and learn from it.