炮台

砲臺
pàotái
  1. fort
  2. battery

CEDICT

Homographs

炮台 pàotái

Entry Composition

=1 炮 pào
  1. cannon
  2. firecracker

classifier: 座
=1 炮 pào variant of 炮 pào
=2 台 tái
  1. (classical) you (in letters)
  2. variant of 台 tái
=2 台 tái desk; table; counter
=2 台 tái
  1. platform
  2. stage
  3. terrace
  4. stand
  5. support
  6. station
  7. broadcasting station
  8. classifier for vehicles or machines
=2 台 tái typhoon

Containing this entry

大沽口炮台 Dàgūkǒupàotái Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
大沽炮台 Dàgūpàotái Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
炮台山 Pàotáishān

Related entries

堡垒 bǎolěi fort
堡寨 bǎozhài
  1. fort
  2. fortress

classifier: 座
要塞 yàosài
  1. stronghold
  2. fort
  3. fortification
铅酸蓄电池 qiānsuānxùdiànchí
  1. lead-acid accumulator
  2. battery (e.g. in car)
殴打 ōudǎ
  1. to beat up
  2. to come to blows
  3. battery (law)
他被殴打得快死。

He was beaten to within an inch of his life.

Source: Tatoeba