Meaning
mound; policeman's beat
Chinese: 岗位、岗哨，也指山岗。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gang” becomes a different word in each tone. 岗 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 岗位gǎng wèia post; a job
- 下岗xià gǎng(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off
- 上岗shàng gǎngto take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job
- 在岗zài gǎngto be at one's post
- 岗地gǎng dìnon-irrigated farmland on low hills
Example Sentence
保安一直坚守在自己的岗位上。Bǎo ān yì zhí jiān shǒu zài zì jǐ de gǎng wèi shàng.The guard always stays at his post.
保安Bǎo ānBonan ethnic group一直yì zhíall along坚守jiān shǒuto hold fast to在zàiat自己zì jǐoneself的deof岗位gǎng wèia post上shàngon。