营 (yíng): camp, barracks, battalion
营 (yíng) is a Chinese character meaning “camp.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (structural), 冖 (structural) and 吕 (structural). It ranks #536 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- camp
- barracks
- battalion
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 营
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 经营verb | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc) | 5 |
| 营养noun | yíng yǎng | nutrition | 5 |
| 营业verb | yíng yè | to do business | 5 |
| 夏令营noun | xià lìng yíng | summer camp | 6 |
| 运营verb | yùn yíng | to be in operation | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 营地noun | yíng dì | camp |
| 露营verb | lù yíng | to camp out |
| 营救verb | yíng jiù | to rescue |
| 野营verb | yě yíng | to camp |
| 集中营noun | jí zhōng yíng | concentration camp |
| 营销verb | yíng xiāo | marketing |
| 阵营noun | zhèn yíng | group of people |
| 营造verb | yíng zào | to build (housing) |
| 军营noun | jūn yíng | barracks |
| 大本营noun | dà běn yíng | headquarters |
| 兵营noun | bīng yíng | military camp |
| 难民营noun | nàn mín yíng | refugee camp |
| 扎营verb | zhā yíng | to camp |
| 营房noun | yíng fáng | barracks |
| 私营adjective | sī yíng | privately-owned |
营 appears in 100 compound words: 40 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 营 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
to advance gradually and dig in at every step; to consolidate at every step; to act cautiously
to advance gradually and dig in at every step; to consolidate at every step; to act cautiously
Example Sentences
学习营字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí yíng zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the strokes of Chinese characters requires repeated practice to achieve neat and legible writing.
食物糖份怎么看?营养成分表中“糖”和“碳水”要分开看吗
shí wù táng fèn zěn má kàn ? yíng yǎng chéng fēn biǎo zhōng táng hé tàn shuǐ yāo fēn kāi kàn ma
What do you think about food sugar? Should "sugar" and "carbohydrates" be separated in the nutritional facts table?
辉达GTC将秀新品 台积、鸿海等营运进补
huī dá G T C jiāng xiù xīn pǐn tái jī , 鸿 hǎi děng yíng yùn jìn bǔ
Nvidia GTC will show off new products TSMC, Hon Hai and other operating supplements
辉达本周公布财报 营收估增67%
huī dá běn zhōu gōng bù cái bào yíng shōu gū zēng 6 7
Nvidia announced its financial report this week, with revenue estimated to increase by 67%
制药设备热起来 皇将开年营收就翻倍成长
zhì yào shè bèi rè qǐ lái huáng jiāng kāi nián yíng shōu jiù fān bèi chéng cháng
Pharmaceutical equipment is heating up, and the revenue of the emperor will double at the beginning of the year
星星之火足以燎原!永康营业场所角落起火 乱丢菸蒂惹祸
xīng xīng zhī huǒ zú yǐ 燎 yuán ! yǒng kāng yíng yè chǎng suǒ jiǎo luò qǐ huǒ luàn diū 菸 dì rě huò
A spark is enough to set fire to the plains! A fire broke out in the corner of Yongkang's business premises, and littering cigarette butts caused trouble
他是营销部的负责人。
Tā shì yíngxiāo bù de fùzérén.
He's the manager of the marketing department.
晴朗的天气增加了野营的乐趣。
Qínglǎng de tiānqì zēngjiā le yěyíng de lèqù.
The sunny weather made camping even more fun.
尼日尔仍然有50万孩子面临着营养不良。
Nírì'ěr réngrán yǒu 50 wàn háizi miànlín zhe yíngyǎngbùliáng.
Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger.
汤姆习惯用营火做菜。
Tāngmǔ xíguàn yòng yíng huǒ zuòcài.
Tom is used to cooking on a campfire.
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