city gate tower; gatehouse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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tower built atop a city gate; gatehouse
neutralOften refers to a watchtower or fortified structure on a city wall, historically used for defense, observation, and as a ceremonial structure. Common in historical contexts and tourist sites.
Tiān天
ān安
mén门
de的
chéng城
lóu楼
fēi非
cháng常
xióng雄
wěi伟
zhuàng壮
guān观
。
The gate tower of Tian'anmen is very majestic and grand.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
chéng城
lóu楼
shàng上
huì会
yǒu有
shì士
bīng兵
zhàn站
gǎng岗
。
In ancient times, soldiers would stand guard on the city gate towers.
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Wǒ我
men们
dēng登
shàng上
chéng城
lóu楼
，
fǔ俯
kàn瞰
zhěng整
gè个
gǔ古
chéng城
。
We climbed up to the gatehouse to look down on the entire ancient city.
Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
lóu楼
shì是
Míng明
dài代
xiū修
jiàn建
de的
。
This gate tower was built during the Ming dynasty.
Měi每
dào到
jié节
rì日
，
chéng城
lóu楼
shàng上
huì会
guà挂
mǎn满
dēng灯
long笼
。
During festivals, the gatehouse is decorated with lanterns.