站岗 (zhàn gǎng) — to stand guard, to be on sentry duty
Definition
站岗 (zhàn gǎng) is a separable verb meaning 'to stand guard' — a military or security post. The 岗 can detach from 站, e.g. 站了两个小时的岗.
verb
to stand guardto be on sentry duty
Examples
- 站岗。Tā men zài dà mén kǒu zhàn gǎng.They are standing guard at the main gate.
- 。Tā zhàn le liǎng gè xiǎo shí de gǎng.He stood guard for two hours.
- 站岗。Jīn wǎn gāi wǒ men zhàn gǎng le.Tonight it's our turn to stand guard.
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