阵地
Old HSK 6
阵地 (zhèndì) · position (military)
阵地 (zhèndì) means “position (military); front; field”. It is written with 2 characters: 阵 (a spell) + 地 (adverb particle (-ly)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 阵地 is built
The characters
阵 zhèn · a spell
What 阵 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
Origin hint: A formation 阝of soldiers 车 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里是我们的宣传阵地。Zhèlǐ shì wǒmen de xuānchuán zhèndì.This is our publicity front.
历史书里讲了士兵守卫阵地的故事。Lìshǐ shū lǐ jiǎng le shìbīng shǒuwèi zhèndì de gùshì.The history book tells how soldiers held their position.
Questions about 阵地
What does 阵地 mean?
阵地 (zhèndì) means “position (military); front; field”.
How do you pronounce 阵地?
阵地 is pronounced zhèndì.
Which HSK level is 阵地?
阵地 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 阵容zhènróngline-up
- 阵zhèna spell
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 地方dìfangplace
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 地图dìtúmap
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 地球dìqiúthe earth
- 地铁dìtiěsubway
- 地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
Learn 阵地 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 231: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.