Chinese word

屯

Pronunciation

Pinyintún

Meaning

  • verbstation

Example

军队在边境屯兵。jūn duì zài biān jìng tún bīng

The army stations troops at the border.

Illustration for 屯 (station)

More examples

政府要求各地把防疫物资屯起来以备应急。zhèng fǔ yāo qiú gè dì bǎ fáng yì wù zī tún qǐ lái yǐ bèi yìng jí

The government required local authorities to stockpile epidemic-control supplies for emergencies.

Core concept

A settled group or stored supply kept together at a chosen location.

Common phrases

  • 屯兵tún bīng

    station troops

  • 屯积tún jī

    stockpile

Similar words

驻扎zhù zhā: Keep troops or people in a place to establish a base.
驻守zhù shǒu: Keep troops or people in a place to guard it.
集结jí jié: Gather people or troops in one place to prepare for action.
派驻pài zhù: Send people or troops to another place for a task and station them there.

Definition in Chinese

指居民或部队在某地聚居形成的小聚落或临时居住点，也可指在一地安置的驻屯点。zhǐ jū mín huò bù duì zài mǒu dì jù jū xíng chéng de xiǎo jù luò huò lín shí jū zhù diǎn yě kě zhǐ zài yí dì ān zhì de zhù tún diǎn

Word origin

屯 (tún, "station") preserves an old sense of concentrating people or resources in one location, extending naturally to a troop post, a supply reserve, or a small village.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese place names, this word often points to a small historic settlement, so a military context is needed before interpreting it as a troop station.

Other meanings

  • stockpileverb
  • villagenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 屯积tún jīstockpileverb
  • 屯子tún zivillagenoun

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