sentry box; guard post; police kiosk
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Meanings
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sentry box; guard post; police booth
Typically a small, standalone structure where police, military personnel, or security guards stand watch. Often found at entrances to government compounds, military bases, important buildings, or at street corners for traffic police.
Yī一
míng名
jǐng警
chá察
zhèng正
zài在
gǎng岗
tíng亭
lǐ里
zhí值
bān班
。
A police officer is on duty inside the police booth.
Xiǎo小
qū区
de的
rù入
kǒu口
chù处
xīn新
shè设
le了
yī一
gè个
bǎo保
ān安
gǎng岗
tíng亭
。
A new security guard post was installed at the entrance of the residential compound.
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Nà那
gè个
shí十
zì字
lù路
kǒu口
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
gǎng岗
tíng亭
hěn很
yǒu有
lì历
shǐ史
gǎn感
。
The traffic police kiosk at that intersection has a strong sense of history.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
cóng从
biān边
fáng防
gǎng岗
tíng亭
qián前
zǒu走
guò过
。
He walks past the border guard post every day.