artillery fort; gun battery
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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artillery fort; gun emplacement; battery (permanent fortification for mounting cannons)
Historically refers to coastal and border defense installations, especially from the Ming and Qing dynasties through the early 20th century. Often preserved today as historical sites.
Hǔ虎
mén门
pào炮
tái台
shì是
yā鸦
piàn片
zhàn战
zhēng争
shí时
qī期
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yí遗
jì迹
。
Humen Fort is an important historical relic from the Opium War period.
Zhè这
zuò座
pào炮
tái台
jiàn建
yú于
qīng清
cháo朝
mò末
nián年
，
yòng用
yú于
fáng防
yù御
hǎi海
shàng上
rù入
qīn侵
。
This fort was built in the late Qing Dynasty for defending against maritime invasion.
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Cóng从
pào炮
tái台
shàng上
kě可
yǐ以
fǔ俯
kàn瞰
zhěng整
gè个
hǎi海
gǎng港
。
From the fort, one can overlook the entire harbor.
Dí敌
jūn军
gōng攻
zhàn占
le了
hé河
àn岸
biān边
de的
pào炮
tái台
。
The enemy captured the fort on the riverbank.