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whistle
outpost
watchhouse
to keep watch
whistle
whistle
border sentry post
sentry
to check the sentries
to blow a whistle
garish
Notice where 哨 sits in each complete thought.
Messi was very close to scoring a goal, but the referee blew his whistle to say that he was offside.
Source: Tatoeba #3579547 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe referee blew the whistle and called a hand ball on him.
Source: Tatoeba #3579529 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe whistled as he walked.
Source: Tatoeba #832975 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe drove his car, whistling merrily.
Source: Tatoeba #542564 · CC BY 2.0 FRJim drove his car, whistling merrily.
Source: Tatoeba #552932 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.