qiáo
lóu

archaic
literary
technical

Meaning of 谯楼

谯楼 means watchtower over a city gate; lookout tower; drum tower. Pronounced qiáo lóu.

  • watchtower over a city gate; lookout tower
  • drum tower

Definitions & Examples

dài
chéng
qiáng
shàng
de
qiáo
lóu
yòng
liào
wàng
qíng
 

The watchtowers on the ancient city walls were used to observe enemy movements.

Shì
bīng
zhàn
zài
qiáo
lóu
shàng
guān
chá
yuǎn
fāng
de
dòng
jìng
 

The soldiers stood on the watchtower observing the movements in the distance.