卡伦 (kǎ) — (historical) Mongolian border post, checkpoint

Definition

Examples

• 清朝在边境建立了许多卡伦。
  Qīng cháo zài biān jìng jiàn lì le xǔ duō kǎ.
  The Qing dynasty established many border posts at the frontier.
• 卡伦是清代蒙古地区的重要防御设施。
  kǎ Shì qīng dài měng gǔ dì qū de zhòng yào fáng yù shè shī.
  Border posts were important defensive facilities in Qing-era Mongolia.
• 历史学家正在研究这些卡伦的设立时间。
  Lì shǐ xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè xiē kǎ de shè lì shí jiān.
  Historians are studying the establishment dates of these border posts.