安营扎寨 (ān yíng zā) — to pitch camp; to set up a temporary base (literal or figurative)
Definition
Literally 'pitch camp and stake out a fort' — used for armies, expedition teams, or (figuratively) a company setting up a temporary base. The 第二 example extends it to a business 'setting up shop' in a new place.
idiom
to pitch campto set up a temporary base (literal or figurative)
Examples
- 安营扎寨，。Jūn duì zài hé biān ān yíng zā, zhǔn bèi guò yè.The army pitched camp by the river, preparing to stay overnight.
- 安营扎寨，。Zhè ge gōng sī zài shàng hǎi ān yíng zā, kāi shǐ le xīn de yè wù.This company set up a temporary base in Shanghai and started new business.
- 安营扎寨，。Dēng shān duì zài shān shàng ān yíng zā, děng dài tiān qì hǎo zhuǎn.The mountaineering team set up camp on the mountain, waiting for the weather to improve.
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