Definition
安营扎寨 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to pitch camp' or 'to set up a temporary base'. Literally, 安营 means 'to set up a camp' and 扎寨 means 'to pitch a stockade'. It is used both literally for military or camping contexts and figuratively for establishing a temporary base or headquarters.
f.e.
to pitch campto set up a temporary base (literal or figurative)
Examples
- 安营扎寨，。Jūnduì zài hébiān ān yíng zā, zhǔnbèi guòyè.The army pitched camp by the river, preparing to stay overnight.
- 安营扎寨，。Zhège gōngsī zài Shànghǎi ān yíng zā, kāishǐ le xīn de yèwù.This company set up a temporary base in Shanghai and started new business.
- 安营扎寨，。Dēngshān duì zài shān shàng ān yíng zā, děngdài tiānqì hǎozhuǎn.The mountaineering team set up camp on the mountain, waiting for the weather to improve.
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