Meaning of 打更
打更 means sound the night watches; patrol at night. Pronounced dǎ gēng.
- sound the night watches
- patrol at night
Definitions & Examples
Jiù旧
shí时
dǎ打
gēng更
de的
rén人
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
Night watchmen in the old days had a hard job.
Sān三
gēng更
bàn半
yè夜
，
hái还
néng能
tīng听
dào到
dǎ打
gēng更
de的
shēng声
yīn音
。
In the middle of the night, you could still hear the sound of the night watch.
Zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
zhuāng装
jù剧
lǐ里
yǒu有
dǎ打
gēng更
de的
chǎng场
jǐng景
。
There is a scene of the night watch in this period drama.