蹲点

蹲點
dūndiǎn
verb #24,260

Meanings

  1. 1 to stake out (a location)
  2. 2 to be stationed at a place for investigation
  3. 3 to camp out (surveillance)

Examples

Jìzhě zài gōngchǎng ménkǒu dūndiǎn le hǎo jǐ tiān.
The journalist staked out the factory entrance for several days.
Jǐngchá zài xiányírén de zhùsuǒ fùjìn dūndiǎn, děngdài shíjī.
The police staked out near the suspect's residence, waiting for the right moment.

Tips

usage
蹲点 originally referred to cadres being stationed in grassroots units for on-the-ground investigation (a Maoist practice). Now it commonly means staking out a location — by police, journalists, or even fans waiting for celebrities.

Stroke Order

dūn
diǎn