岗亭

崗亭
gǎngtíng
noun #36,532

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 sentry box
  2. 2 guard post
  3. 3 police box (small kiosk)

Examples

HSK 5
Ménkǒu de gǎngtíng lǐ zhàn zhe yíge bǎo'ān.
There is a security guard standing in the sentry box at the entrance.
HSK 5
Xiàyǔ le, jǐngchá duǒ jìn gǎngtíng lǐ.
It started raining, so the officer ducked into the guard post.

Tips

memory
岗 (gǎng) means 'post' or 'sentry station' and 亭 (tíng) means 'pavilion' or small standing structure - together a 'post-pavilion', i.e. the little booth where a guard or traffic officer stands.

Stroke Order

岗 gǎng
亭 tíng