驻美

駐美

zhùměi

adjective

Meanings

1 stationed in the US
2 based in America (of diplomats, correspondents, offices)

Characters

to be stationed, reside

America (short for 美国)

Examples

驻美大使接受了记者采访。

Zhùměi dàshǐ jiēshòu le jìzhě cǎifǎng.

The ambassador to the US gave an interview to reporters.

他是一家中国媒体的驻美记者。

Tā shì yījiā Zhōngguó méitǐ de zhùměi jìzhě.

He is a US-based correspondent for a Chinese media outlet.

驻美使馆发表了声明。

Zhùměi shǐguǎn fābiǎo le shēngmíng.

The embassy in the US issued a statement.

Tips

grammar

驻 + [country abbrev] is a productive pattern in diplomatic and media language: 驻美 (US), 驻华 (China), 驻日 (Japan), 驻俄 (Russia). It always modifies a noun like 大使, 记者, 使馆, 办事处.

Stroke Order

驻 zhù

美 měi