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哨兵 (shào bīng): Sentry (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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哨兵 consists of 2 characters.

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

HSK 6

shào哨

sentry; whistle; chirp

兵 • bīng • soldier, military • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

bīng兵

soldier, military

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Pinyinshào bīng

Meaningsentry; guard

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 哨兵

shào哨

bīng兵

zhàn站

zài在

mén门

kǒu口

。

The sentry stands at the door.

liǎng两

gè个

shào哨

bīng兵

zài在

yè夜

lǐ里

lún轮

liú流

shào哨

bīng兵

fā发

xiàn现

yǒu有

rén人

kào靠

jìn近

，

lì

zhí

值

bān班

。

Two sentries take turns on duty at night.

立

kè刻

fā发

chū出

le了

jǐng警

bào报

。

The sentry spotted someone approaching and immediately raised the alarm.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 哨兵.

Words with 哨

口哨儿kǒu shào erwhistle
前哨qián shàooutpost, vanguard
口哨kǒu shàowhistle
哨子shào ziwhistle
岗哨gǎng shàosentry post, guard post
放哨fàng shàoto stand guard
花哨huā shàogaudy, flashy, fancy
瞭望哨liào wàng shàoobservation post; lookout

Words with 兵

士兵shì bīngprivate; rank-and-file soldier
官兵guān bīngOfficers and soldiers
纸上谈兵zhǐ shàng tán bīngarmchair strategy
伞兵sǎn bīngparatrooper

兵力

bīng lì

military strength; troops

兵器bīng qìweapon; arms

兵团bīng tuánarmy corps, regiment

兵役bīng yìmilitary service