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放哨 (fàng shào): To stand guard (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

放哨 consists of 2 characters.

放 • fàng • to put; set free • HSK 2.0 L3

HSK 3

fàng放

to put; set free

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

HSK 6

shào哨

sentry; whistle; chirp

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Pinyinfàng shào

Meaningto stand guard

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb phrase

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Example Sentences with 放哨

Shì士

bīng兵

zài在

mén门

kǒu口

fàng放

shào哨

。

The soldier stands guard at the door.

Wǎn晚

shàng上

lún轮

liú流

fàng放

shào哨

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

Tā他

men们

pài派

le了

liǎng两

gè个

rén人

zài在

shān山

dǐng

。

Taking turns standing guard at night is very important.

顶

fàng放

shào哨

，

guān观

chá察

dí敌

qíng情

。

They sent two people to stand guard on the mountaintop to observe the enemy situation.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 放哨.

Words with 放

放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
放学fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
放心fàng xīnrelax; feel relieved
放弃fàng qìto renounce
放松fàng sōngto relax; slacken; loosen
放暑假fàng shǔ jiàto be on summer vacation
存放cún fàngto deposit
开放kāi fànglift a restriction; open up (to the outside world/ public etc.)

Words with 哨

口哨儿kǒu shào erwhistle
前哨qián shàooutpost, vanguard
口哨kǒu shàowhistle
哨兵shào bīngsentry; guard
哨子

shào zi

whistle

岗哨gǎng shàosentry post, guard post

花哨huā shàogaudy, flashy, fancy

瞭望哨liào wàng shàoobservation post; lookout