根据地

根據地

gēnjùdì

noun #33,687

Measure Word

一个根据地 gè

Meanings

1 base of operations
2 stronghold
3 (historical, CCP) revolutionary base area

Characters

to occupy, to rely on

Examples

他们在山区建立了一个根据地。

Tāmen zài shānqū jiànlì le yí ge gēnjùdì.

They established a base of operations in the mountains.

井冈山是中国共产党最早的革命根据地。

Jǐnggāngshān shì Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng zuì zǎo de gémìng gēnjùdì.

Jinggangshan was the earliest revolutionary base area of the Chinese Communist Party.

Tips

history

In modern Chinese, 根据地 is overwhelmingly associated with CCP history — the 革命根据地 (revolutionary base areas) were rural strongholds during the 1927-1949 civil war period, including 井冈山 (Jinggangshan), 中央苏区 (Central Soviet Area in Jiangxi), and the post-Long March 延安 (Yan'an). The 'base of operations' meaning extends naturally to business and gangster usage too — '建立销售根据地' = 'set up a sales stronghold'.

Stroke Order

根 gēn

据 jù

地 dì