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前哨 (qián shào): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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前哨 (qián shào): Outpost (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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前哨 consists of 2 characters.

前 • qián • front, forward, ahead, before • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

qián前

front, forward, ahead, before

哨 • shào • sentry; whistle; chirp • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

shào哨

sentry; whistle; chirp

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Pinyinqián shào

Meaningoutpost, vanguard

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 前哨

Bù部

duì队

zài在

qián前

shào哨

zhù驻

zhā扎

。

The troops stationed at the outpost.

Zhè这

gè个

xiǎo小

zhèn镇

shì是

biān边

jìng境

de的

qián前

shào

哨

。

This small town is an outpost on the border.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 前哨.

Words with 前

前面qián miànfront
以前yǐ qiánbefore
前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
前年qián niánthe year before last
面前miàn qiánin front of
之前zhī qiánbefore
前后qián hòuaround
前方qián fāngahead

Words with 哨

口哨儿kǒu shào erwhistle
口哨kǒu shàowhistle
哨兵shào bīngsentry; guard
哨子shào ziwhistle
岗哨

gǎng shào

sentry post, guard post

放哨fàng shàoto stand guard

花哨huā shàogaudy, flashy, fancy

瞭望哨liào wàng shàoobservation post; lookout