扎营 (zhā yíng) — to camp, to pitch camp, to encamp
Definition
扎营 is a separable verb meaning 'to camp / pitch camp' — usually for tents in the wild, not staying at an inn. It splits in past/perfective: 扎了营, 扎过营.
verb
to campto pitch campto encamp
Examples
- 扎营。Tā men zài hé biān zhā yíng.They camped by the river.
- 。Wǒ men zuó tiān wǎn shàng zài shān dǐng zhā le yíng.We set up camp on the mountaintop last night.
- 。Wǒ zài zhè piàn sēn lín lǐ zhā guò liǎng cì yíng.I've camped twice in this forest.
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