城堡

chéngbǎo

noun #3,149

Measure Word

一座城堡 zuò

Meanings

1 castle
2 fortress

Characters

city; city wall

Examples

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.

孩子们在沙滩上建了一座城堡。

Háizi men 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