紮營

简 扎营 · 繁 紮營
Mandarin · pinyin zhā yíng

Meanings

  1. to camp
  2. to pitch camp
  3. stationed
  4. quartered
  5. Taiwan pr. zhá yíng
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紮
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營
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扎
zhā · pull up; pierce; struggle free
营
yíng · encampment, barracks; manage
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1–2 · zha1 ying2

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zaat3 jing4

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verb

  1. to camp; to pitch camp; to set up camp

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