pào
tái

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Meaning of 炮台

炮台 means artillery fort; gun emplacement; battery (permanent fortification for mounting cannons). Pronounced pào tái.

  • artillery fort; gun emplacement; battery (permanent fortification for mounting cannons)

Definitions & Examples

mén
pào
tái
shì
piàn
zhàn
zhēng
shí
de
zhòng
yào
 

Humen Fort is an important historical relic from the Opium War period.

Zhè
zuò
pào
tái
jiàn
qīng
cháo
nián
 
yòng
fáng
hǎi
shàng
qīn
 

This fort was built in the late Qing Dynasty for defending against maritime invasion.

Cóng
pào
tái
shàng
kàn
zhěng
hǎi
gǎng
 

From the fort, one can overlook the entire harbor.

jūn
gōng
zhàn
le
àn
biān
de
pào
tái
 

The enemy captured the fort on the riverbank.

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