to station troops; to be quartered
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to station troops; to be quartered; to encamp
Formal military term indicating the stationing of armed forces at a specific location. Often used for temporary or semi-permanent military camps.
Jūn军
duì队
tún屯
zhā扎
zài在
shān山
jiǎo脚
xià下
。
The army was stationed at the foot of the mountain.
Zhè这
lǐ里
tún屯
zhā扎
zhe着
yī一
zhī支
jīng精
ruì锐
bù部
duì队
。
An elite unit is quartered here.
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Jiāng将
jūn军
mìng命
lìng令
shì士
bīng兵
zài在
hé河
biān边
tún屯
zhā扎
。
The general ordered the soldiers to encamp by the river.