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蹲點

简蹲点 · 繁蹲點

Mandarin · pinyin dūn diǎn

(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience
(dialect) taking a crap

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蹲: dūn · squat, crouch; idle about
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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1–3 · dun1 dian3

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cyun4 dim2

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verb

(of a cadre) to work in a grassroots-level unit for an extended period of time to gain experience
to wait at a particular location, often hidden, for something to happen, such as of the police when detecting speeding drivers
(dialectal, colloquial) to take a dump; to defecate

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