岗哨

崗哨

gǎngshào

noun #23,604

Measure Word

一个岗哨 gè

Meanings

1 sentry post
2 guard post
3 lookout
4 sentinel

Characters

post / station / mound

sentry / whistle / outpost

Examples

边境上设有多个岗哨。

Biānjìng shàng shè yǒu duō gè gǎngshào.

Multiple sentry posts are set up along the border.

战士们日夜守卫岗哨。

Zhànshìmen rìyè shǒuwèi gǎngshào.

Soldiers guard the sentry posts day and night.

Tips

memory

岗 (gǎng) means a post or station (as in 岗位, job post), and 哨 (shào) means a whistle or a sentry. A 岗哨 is the place where a sentry stands watch.

Stroke Order

岗 gǎng

哨 shào