常駐

简 常驻 · 繁 常駐
Mandarin · pinyin cháng zhù

Meanings

  1. resident
  2. permanent (representative)
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常
cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
駐
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驻
zhù · to be stationed at, reside at; to stop
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2–4 · chang2 zhu4

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verb

  1. (of a person, an organisation, etc.) to be resident in (a place); to be based in; to be stationed in

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