寨 - zhài - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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寨

zhài

Definition

stronghold
stockade
camp
(stockaded) village

Character Decomposition

Related words (12)

劫寨

jié zhài

to seize a stronghold; to surprise the enemy in his camp

fort; fortress

brothel

fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) outside government supervision; evading tax or copyright law; knockoff (goods); imitation; parody

扎寨

zhā zhài

to set up an encampment

(stockaded) village

barracks

frontier stockade

black market product; fake; imitation or counterfeit of branded product

山寨货

shān zhài huò

black market product; fake; imitation or counterfeit of branded product

烟花寨

yān huā zhài

brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)

安营扎寨

ān yíng zhā zhài

to set up camp; Taiwan pr. [an1 ying2 zha2 zhai4]

Idioms (2)

引狗入寨

yǐn gǒu rù zhài

to lead the wolf into the woodpile (idiom); to leave oneself open to attack; to act imprudently, asking for trouble

村村寨寨

cūn cūn zhài zhài

every village and stockade (idiom)

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