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驻

zhù

to be stationed; to be posted

A person with a suitcase stands at a small desk before a city skyline.
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Character

驻 zhù

Strokes
8
Radical
马 — horse
Made of
马 horse 主 master, host
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 该机构在边境城市驻有长期观察员,以便及时记录人口流动的变化。 Gāi jīgòu zài biānjìng chéngshì zhù yǒu chángqī guāncháyuán, yǐbiàn jíshí jìlù rénkǒu liúdòng de biànhuà. The organisation has long-term observers stationed in the border city so that changes in population movement can be recorded promptly.
  • 许多国际企业都在这座城市驻有办事处。 Xǔduō guójì qǐyè dōu zài zhè zuò chéngshì zhù yǒu bànshìchù. Many international companies have offices stationed in this city.
  • 他曾在国外驻了多年,对当地的情况非常熟悉。 Tā céng zài guówài zhù le duōnián, duì dāngdì de qíngkuàng fēicháng shúxī. He was posted abroad for many years and knows local conditions very well.

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