Definition
换岗 is a verb-object compound meaning 'to relieve a sentry' or 'to change the guard'. It functions as a separable verb (离合词): the verb 换 and the noun 岗 can split to insert aspect markers, measure words, or duration phrases — for example, 换了岗 ('changed the guard'), 换过一次岗 ('have changed guard once'), 换岗三个小时 ('to be on guard duty for three hours before relief'). The term is commonly used in military, security, and patrol contexts.
v.o.
to relieve a sentryto change the guard
Examples
- 换岗。Tāmen měi wǎn shí'èr diǎn zhǔnshí huàn gǎng.They change the guard at exactly midnight every night.
- 。Shàobīng yǐjīng huàn guò liǎng cì gǎng le.The sentry has already been relieved twice.
- 换岗。Jīntiān yóu nǐ fùzé zài shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn huàn gǎng.You are responsible for the guard change at 9 a.m. today.
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