zhù dì
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  • 1

    n.place where troops or fieldworkers are stationed; base; encampment

    • bù duì zhù dì

      部队驻地

      army station

    • dì zhì kān tàn duì zhù dì

      地质勘探驻地

      encampment of a geological prospecting team

    • yóu jī duì tū xí le yín háng cuī huǐ le yī chù jǐng chá zhù dì hé liǎng gè biàn diàn zhàn

      游击突袭银行摧毁警察驻地变电站

      The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks and two electricity substations.

  • 2

    n.post (of a local administrative organ)

    • zhèng fǔ zhù dì

      政府驻地

      seat of the government

Word usage

  • Note
    "驻地" is different from "住地". "驻地" mostly refers to the place where troops, agencies, schools, etc. are located; "住地" mostly refers to the place where an individual or family lives.