碉堡 (diāo bǎo) — pillbox; blockhouse

Definition

Examples

• 敌人躲在碉堡里向我们射击。
  Dí rén duǒ zài diāo bǎo lǐ xiàng wǒ men shè jī.
  The enemy was shooting at us from inside the pillbox.
• 这座碉堡是二战时期修建的。
  Zhè zuò diāo bǎo shì èr zhàn shí qī xiū jiàn de.
  This blockhouse was built during World War II.
• 他们用炸药炸毁了那个碉堡。
  Tā men yòng zhà yào zhà huǐ le nà ge diāo bǎo.
  They destroyed that pillbox with explosives.

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