pitch camp; set up camp; make camp
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to pitch camp; to set up camp; to make camp
Originally a military term referring to troops setting up tents and fences; now extended to any group establishing temporary quarters, including exploration teams, film crews, or researchers.
Dēng登
shān山
duì队
zài在
shān山
yāo腰
ān安
yíng营
zhā扎
zhài寨
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
dì第
èr二
tiān天
chōng冲
dǐng顶
。
The mountaineering team set up camp halfway up the mountain, preparing to summit the next day.
Jù剧
zǔ组
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
shā沙
mò漠
ān安
yíng营
zhā扎
zhài寨
，
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
wéi为
qī期
sān三
gè个
yuè月
de的
pāi拍
shè摄
。
The film crew pitched camp in this desert and began three months of shooting.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
men们
zài在
zhè这
gè个
yí遗
zhǐ址
ān安
yíng营
zhā扎
zhài寨
，
jìn进
xíng行
fā发
jué掘
gōng工
zuò作
。
The archaeologists made camp at this site to carry out excavation work.
Hóng红
jūn军
zài在
jǐng井
gāng冈
shān山
ān安
yíng营
zhā扎
zhài寨
，
jiàn建
lì立
le了
gé革
mìng命
gēn根
jù据
dì地
。
The Red Army pitched camp at Jinggangshan and established a revolutionary base area.