驻 (zhù): station
驻 (zhù) is a Chinese character meaning “station.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (semantic) and 主 (phonetic). It ranks #1280 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 驻 horse. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).
Definitions
- station
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 驻扎verb | zhù zhā | to station |
| 进驻verb | jìn zhù | to enter and garrison |
| 驻足verb | zhù zú | to stop (walking) |
| 常驻verb | cháng zhù | resident |
| 驻守verb | zhù shǒu | (man a post and) defend |
| 驻地noun | zhù dì | station |
| 派驻verb | pài zhù | to dispatch (sb) in an official capacity |
| 驻军verb | zhù jūn | to station or garrison troops |
| 驻留verb | zhù liú | to stay |
| 留驻 | liú zhù | to keep stationed (of troops) |
| 中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室 | zhōng yāng rén mín zhèng fǔ zhù xiāng gǎng tè bié xíng zhèng qū lián luò bàn gōng shì | Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| 驻车制动器 | zhù chē zhì dòng qì | parking brake |
| 驻马店市 | zhù mǎ diàn shì | Zhumadian, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省 |
| 驻点 | zhù diǎn | stationary point |
| 驻马店proper-noun | zhù mǎ diàn | see 駐馬店市|驻马店市 |
驻 appears in 25 compound words: 72 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 4 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 驻 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
大使馆驻地在市中心，交通便利。
Dàshǐguǎn zhùdì zài shì zhōngxīn, jiāotōng biànlì.
The embassy is located in the city center with convenient transportation.
英国前驻美大使曼德尔森因涉爱泼斯坦丑闻被捕
yīng guó qián zhù měi dà shǐ 曼 dé ěr sēn yīn shè ài pō sī tǎn chǒu wén bèi bǔ
Former British ambassador to the United States Mandelson was arrested in connection with the Epstein scandal
要对伊朗动手了? 美国驻黎巴嫩大使馆撤离非紧急人员
yāo duì yī lǎng dòng shǒu le ? měi guó zhù lí bā nèn dà shǐ guǎn chè lí fēi jǐn jí rén yuán
Are you going to do something against Iran? The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon evacuated non-emergency personnel
...e Group 2025年业绩:创纪录入驻率推动FFO增长
. . . e G r o u p 2 0 2 5 nián yè jì : chuàng jì lù rù zhù lǜ tuī dòng F F O zēng cháng
... e Group 2025 results: Record occupancy drives FFO growth
英国前驻美大使文德森涉嫌公职人员行为失当被捕
yīng guó qián zhù měi dà shǐ wén dé sēn shè xián gōng zhí rén yuán háng wéi shī dāng bèi bǔ
Former British ambassador to the United States Wendelson was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
新春走基层·驻外记者回乡手记丨在中国,感受火箭一飞..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng zhù wài jì zhě huí xiāng shǒu jì 丨 zài zhōng guó , gǎn shòu huǒ jiàn yī fēi . .
The new year is the first time that a foreign correspondent has returned to his hometown....
他被任命为驻英国大使。
Tā bèi rènmìng wèi zhù Yīngguó dàshǐ.
He was appointed ambassador to Britain.
美驻留在看的那个人的眼里。
Měi zhùliú zài kàn de nàgèrén de yǎn lǐ.
Beauty's in the eye of the beholder.
他将要成为中国驻法国大使馆的外交官。
Tā jiāngyào chéngwéi Zhōngguó zhù Fǎguó dàshǐguǎn de wàijiāoguān.
He is about to become a diplomat at the Chinese Embassy in France.
他们创作出令人惊叹的艺术作品，从而让人们驻足欣赏宇宙之美。
Tāmen chuàngzuò chū lìngrén jīngtàn de yìshù zuòpǐn, cóng'ér ràng rénmen zhùzú xīnshǎng yǔzhòu zhī měi.
They're creating stunning works of art to force people to stop and appreciate the beauty of the universe.
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