阵营

陣營

zhènyíng

noun HSK 7 #12,392

Measure Word

一个阵营 gè

Meanings

1 camp
2 faction
3 side (in a conflict)

Characters

battle formation

Examples

这个问题把人们分成了两个阵营。

Zhège wèntí bǎ rénmen fēnchéng le liǎng gè zhènyíng.

This issue divided people into two camps.

他们属于不同的政治阵营。

Tāmen shǔyú bùtóng de zhèngzhì zhènyíng.

They belong to different political camps.

Tips

memory

阵 (battle formation) + 营 (camp) — a military camp where one side gathers, now used for any faction or 'side' in a debate or conflict.

Stroke Order

阵 zhèn

营 yíng