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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