bǎo
lěi

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of 堡垒

堡垒 means fort; fortress; fortified building for defense at strategic locations; stronghold; metaphor for things hard to overcome or people resistant to new ideas. Pronounced bǎo lěi. HSK 7-9.

  • fort; fortress; fortified building for defense at strategic locations
  • stronghold; metaphor for things hard to overcome or people resistant to new ideas

Definitions & Examples

lǎo
de
chéng
bǎo
bǎo
lěi
jiàn
zhèng
le
duàn
zhàn
zhēng
shǐ
 

The ancient castles and forts witnessed that period of war history.

Shì
bīng
men
zài
biān
jìng
bǎo
lěi
zhōng
jiān
shǒu
zhèn
 

The soldiers held their ground in the frontier fort.

Zhè
zuò
bǎo
lěi
jiàn
zài
shān
dǐng
shàng
 
shǒu
nán
gōng
 

This fortress is built on the mountaintop, easy to defend but hard to attack.

Bǎo
lěi
de
qiáng
fēi
cháng
hòu
shí
 
néng
pào
huǒ
de
gōng
 

The walls of the fortress are very thick, able to withstand artillery attacks.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
zhè
zuò
zhōng
shì
bǎo
lěi
de
jié
gòu
 

Archaeologists are studying the structure of this medieval fortress.