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Meaning of 堡

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Ideographic: Earthen walls built for defense ; also provides the meaning
Character Formation:
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    • [ bǎo ] to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
    • [ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
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  • Pinyin: bǎo
    English Definition: an earthwork; castle; position of defense; stronghold; used in place names, often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"
    Chinese Definition:
    ①军事上防守用的建筑物:堡垒。城堡。桥头堡。
    ②古代指土筑的小城:“徐嵩、胡空各聚众五千,据险筑堡以自固”。

    Example Words:
    城堡 chéng bǎo castle; rook (chess piece)
    伊斯兰堡 lán bǎo Islamabad, capital of Pakistan
    堡垒 bǎo lěi fort
    碉堡 diāo bǎo pillbox (military fortification); blockhouse; euphemistic way of writing 屌爆
    古堡 bǎo ancient castle
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: variant of ; used in place names
    Chinese Definition:
    ①古同“铺”,驿站(今用于地名):十里堡。
    Example Words:
    河西堡 Hexipu town in Yongchang county 永昌县 , Gansu
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Example Sentences
1
I really enjoy ordering hamburgers and fries.
2
The young man from the United States likes to eat hamburgers.
3
西
He had a burger for lunch today at a Western restaurant.
4
We visited an ancient castle.
5
This fast food restaurant makes delicious burgers.