Meaning of 炮楼
炮楼 means blockhouse; fortified watchtower with gun slits for observation and shooting. Pronounced pào lóu.
- blockhouse; fortified watchtower with gun slits for observation and shooting
Definitions & Examples
Cūn村
kǒu口
hái还
liú留
zhe着
yī一
zuò座
dāng当
nián年
Rì日
wěi伪
jūn军
xiū修
jiàn建
de的
pào炮
lóu楼
。
At the entrance to the village, there still stands a blockhouse built by the Japanese puppet army back in the day.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
chèn趁
zhe着
yè夜
sè色
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
mō摸
jìn近
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
pào炮
lóu楼
。
The soldiers quietly approached the enemy's blockhouse under the cover of night.
Zhè这
zuò座
pào炮
lóu楼
sì四
zhōu周
bù布
mǎn满
le了
shè射
jī击
kǒng孔
，
yì易
shǒu守
nán难
gōng攻
。
This blockhouse is surrounded by gun slits, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.