站崗

简 站岗 · 繁 站崗
Mandarin · pinyin zhàn gǎng

Meanings

  1. to stand guard
  2. to serve on sentry duty
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站
zhàn · stand up; a stand, station
崗
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岗
gǎng · post; position
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4–3 · zhan4 gang3

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zaam6 gong1

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verb

  1. (military) to perform sentry duty; to keep watch
  2. (figurative, humorous, usually of a man) to regularly wait at a place which is frequented by someone he or she is attracted to

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