城楼 (chénglóu) · gate tower on a city wall

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一座城楼 zuò

HSK 4

站在城楼上，可以看到整座老城。

Zhàn zài chénglóu shàng, kěyǐ kàndào zhěng zuò lǎochéng.

From the gate tower you can see the whole old town.

HSK 5

我们爬上了古城的城楼。

Wǒmen páshàng le gǔchéng de chénglóu.

We climbed up the gate tower of the old city.

culture

The best-known 城楼 is the gate tower of 天安门, from which 毛泽东 proclaimed the People's Republic on 1 October 1949; leaders still review parades from it.

城 chéng

楼 lóu