大沽口砲臺 dà gū kǒu pào tái

Taku Forts at Dagu, Tianjin

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
沽 gū
to sell; to buy; abbr. for Tianjin 天津tiān jīn (also 津沽jīn gū)
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
砲 pào
cannon; firecracker; variant of 炮pào
臺 tái
platform; stage; stand