Meaning of 箭楼
箭楼 means watchtower; embrasure tower on a city wall. Pronounced jiàn lóu.
- watchtower; embrasure tower on a city wall
Definitions & Examples
Chéng城
qiáng墙
sì四
jiǎo角
dōu都
jiàn建
yǒu有
jiān坚
gù固
de的
jiàn箭
lóu楼
。
At each corner of the city wall, a sturdy watchtower was built.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
cóng从
jiàn箭
lóu楼
de的
xiǎo小
chuāng窗
xiàng向
wài外
shè射
jiàn箭
。
The soldiers shot arrows outwards from the small windows of the embrasure tower.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
de的
jiàn箭
lóu楼
bǎo保
cún存
de得
xiāng相
dāng当
wán完
hǎo好
。
The watchtower of this ancient city is remarkably well preserved.