城堡

chéngbǎo

noun #3,149

Measure Word

一座城堡 zuò

Meanings

1 castle
2 fortress

Characters

city; city wall

Examples

HSK 4

这座城堡有五百年的历史。

Zhè zuò chéngbǎo yǒu wǔbǎi nián de lìshǐ.

This castle has five hundred years of history.

HSK 7-9

孩子们在沙滩上建了一座城堡。

Háizimen zài shātān shàng jiàn le yī zuò chéngbǎo.

The children built a castle on the beach.

Tips

memory

城 (city wall) + 堡 (fort) = a walled fortress. Think of a fortified city.

Stroke Order

城 chéng

堡 bǎo