营巢 (yíngcháo): to build a nest

Meanings

1 to build a nest
2 to nest

Characters

营

Examples

燕子每年春天都来这里营巢。

Yànzi měi nián chūntiān dōu lái zhèlǐ yíngcháo.

Swallows come here to build their nests every spring.

这种鸟习惯在悬崖上营巢。

Zhè zhǒng niǎo xíguàn zài xuányá shàng yíngcháo.

This kind of bird habitually nests on cliffs.

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营巢 is mostly seen in nature writing, ornithology, and biology textbooks. The everyday phrasing is 筑巢 (zhùcháo) or 做窝 (zuòwō). 营 here keeps its older sense of 'to build / construct' — same as in 营造 (yíngzào, to construct).

Stroke Order

营 yíng

巢 cháo

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campsite / camp / campground

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to create / to build / to foster

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营养强化剂 yíngyǎngqiánghuàjì

nutritional fortifier / food fortification additive