diāo
lóu

technical
archaic

Meaning of 碉楼

碉楼 means old defensive and watchtower; blockhouse. Pronounced diāo lóu.

  • old defensive and watchtower; blockhouse

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zuò
lǎo
de
diāo
lóu
céng
shì
cūn
mín
men
fěi
de
zhòng
yào
diǎn
 

This ancient watchtower was once an important stronghold for villagers to resist bandits.

Kāi
píng
diāo
lóu
cūn
luò
shì
zhù
míng
de
shì
jiè
wén
huà
chǎn
 

The Kaiping Diaolou and Villages are a famous UNESCO World Heritage site.

Cóng
diāo
lóu
shàng
qīng
chǔ
guān
chá
dào
yuǎn
chù
de
dòng
jìng
 

From the watchtower, one could clearly observe movement in the distance.

Measure Words

/ zuò
Primary
/ dòng