驻 (zhù) — (of troops, diplomats, etc.) to be stationed; to be posted
Definition
驻 (zhù) is a formal, written verb for people being officially posted somewhere (diplomats, troops). Unlike 停/停止/停留, it is not about stopping motion — it implies a stationed post. The common form is 驻扎.
verb
(of troops, diplomats, etc.) to be stationedto be posted
Easily confused
- 拄zhǔlook-aliketo lean on (with a walking stick or cane); to prop on
- 祝zhùsound-aliketo wish (someone something good)
- 住zhùlook-aliketo live; to stay; to reside
- 筑zhùsound-aliketo build, to construct (often in compounds or formal usage)
- 注zhùlook-alike(verb) to pour into, to inject, to infuse
- 往wǎnglook-alike(preposition) toward, in the direction of
Examples
- 驻。Zhè wèi dà shǐ yǐ jīng zhù huá liù nián le.This ambassador has been stationed in China for six years.
- 驻。Zhè wèi wài jiāo guān zhù huá yǐ wǔ nián.This diplomat has been stationed in China for five years.
- ，。Tā men zhù shǒu zài biān jìng, suí shí zhǔn bèi zhī yuán.They are stationed at the border, ready to support at any time.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 駐; 驻 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
The traditional form 駐 uses 馬, a horse, for the meaning and 主 to give the sound; the simplified 驻 is a shorthand.
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