岗亭 (gǎng tíng) — sentry box, police box

Definition

Examples

• 门口有一个岗亭，保安在里面值班。
  Mén kǒu yǒu yí gè gǎng tíng, bǎo ān zài lǐ miàn zhí bān.
  There is a sentry box at the gate, and the security guard is on duty inside.
• 街道拐角处有一个岗亭，警察可以随时出来巡逻。
  Jiē dào guǎi jiǎo chù yǒu yí gè gǎng tíng, jǐng chá kě yǐ suí shí chū lái xún luó.
  There is a police box at the street corner, and police can come out to patrol at any time.
• 这种岗亭通常建在重要建筑的大门前。
  Zhè zhǒng gǎng tíng tōng cháng jiàn zài zhòng yào jiàn zhù de dà mén qián.
  This kind of sentry box is usually built in front of the gate of important buildings.

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