# 堡垒 (bǎolěi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 堡垒 (bǎolěi) means “fort; fortress; stronghold”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: fort; fortress; stronghold
- Pinyin: bǎolěi (bao3 lei3)
- Traditional: 堡壘
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这座古老的堡垒建在山上。
  Zhè zuò gǔlǎo de bǎolěi jiàn zài shānshàng.
  This ancient fortress is built on a hilltop.

## Characters

- 堡 (bǎo): fortress; stronghold; burger (abbr. for 汉堡)
- 垒 (lěi): rampart; base (in baseball)

https://hanziro.com/word/bao-lei-fort/

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