Hanzi
Traditional
崗
Simplified
岗

(bound form) hillock; mound/sentry post; policeman's beat/(bound form) job; post

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

gǎng, gāng

Bopomofo

ㄍㄤˇ, ㄍㄤ

Jyutping

gong1

Example sentences

崗位 / 岗位 gǎngwèi
我們必須堅守工作崗位。
我们必须坚守工作岗位。

We must stick to our work posts.

堅守 / 坚守 jiānshǒu
每個人都應堅守自己的崗位。
每个人都应坚守自己的岗位。

Everyone should stick to their post.

上崗 / 上岗 shànggǎng
警察正在崗位上上崗指導交通。
警察正在岗位上上岗指导交通。

The police are currently at their posts on duty directing traffic.

下崗 / 下岗 xiàgǎng
這家工廠倒閉後，許多工人面臨下崗。
这家工厂倒闭后，许多工人面临下岗。

After this factory went bankrupt, many workers faced being laid off.

崗 / 岗 gǎng
士兵在門口站崗到天亮。
士兵在门口站岗到天亮。

The soldier stood guard at the gate until daybreak.

Example Vocabulary

崗位

gang3'wei4

post; station; position; job

上崗

shang4'gang3

to take up a post; to be on duty

下崗

xia4'gang3

to be laid off; to lose one's job; to finish a shift

崗

gang3

mound; guard post; duty post; job position; surname

換崗

huan4'gang3

站崗

zhan4'gang3

伍家崗

南崗

南崗區

崗巴

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