大本营

大本營

dàběnyíng

noun #14,744

Meanings

1 headquarters
2 base camp

Characters

root; base; origin

Examples

登山队在海拔五千米处建立了大本营。

Dēngshānduì zài hǎibá wǔqiān mǐ chù jiànlì le dàběnyíng.

The climbing team set up base camp at an altitude of 5,000 meters.

这座城市是他们公司的大本营。

Zhè zuò chéngshì shì tāmen gōngsī de dàběnyíng.

This city is their company's headquarters.

Tips

usage

Used both literally (military HQ, mountaineering base camp) and figuratively (a company's home base, a group's stronghold).

Stroke Order

大 dà

本 běn

营 yíng