放哨

fàngshào

verb #19,608

Meanings

1 to keep watch
2 to stand guard
3 to be on sentry duty

Characters

to place; to put

sentry; whistle

Examples

士兵在城门口放哨。

Shìbīng zài chéngmén kǒu fàngshào.

The soldier stood guard at the city gate.

你在这里放哨，有人来就通知我。

Nǐ zài zhèlǐ fàngshào, yǒurén lái jiù tōngzhī wǒ.

Keep watch here and let me know if anyone comes.

Stroke Order

放 fàng

哨 shào