watchtower; embrasure tower
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watchtower; embrasure tower on a city wall
literarySpecific historical military architecture term. Refers to a fortified tower, typically part of ancient Chinese city walls, featuring small windows (embrasures) for archers to observe and shoot from.
Chéng城
qiáng墙
sì四
jiǎo角
dōu都
jiàn建
yǒu有
jiān坚
gù固
de的
jiàn箭
lóu楼
。
At each corner of the city wall, a sturdy watchtower was built.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
cóng从
jiàn箭
lóu楼
de的
xiǎo小
chuāng窗
xiàng向
wài外
shè射
jiàn箭
。
The soldiers shot arrows outwards from the small windows of the embrasure tower.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
de的
jiàn箭
lóu楼
bǎo保
cún存
de得
xiāng相
dāng当
wán完
hǎo好
。
The watchtower of this ancient city is remarkably well preserved.