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

HSK 6

战士们日夜守卫岗哨。

Zhànshì men rìyè shǒuwèi gǎngshào.

Soldiers guard the sentry posts day and night.

HSK 7-9

边境上设有多个岗哨。

Biānjìng shàng shèyǒu duō gè gǎngshào.

Multiple sentry posts are set up along the border.

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