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Meaning

stronghold; stockade

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zhai” becomes a different word in each tone. 寨 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 山寨shān zhàifortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits); (fig.) knockoff (goods); counterfeit
  • 大寨dà zhàiDazhai
  • 边寨biān zhàifrontier stockade
  • 营寨yíng zhàibarracks
  • 村寨cūn zhài(stockaded) village

Example Sentence

这个少数民族村寨保留着古老的风俗。Zhè ge shǎo shù mín zú cūn zhài bǎo liú zhe gǔ lǎo de fēng sú.This ethnic minority village preserves ancient customs.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this少数民族shǎo shù mín zúethnic minority村寨cūn zhài(stockaded) village保留bǎo liúto keepzhe(ongoing action)古老gǔ lǎoancientdeof风俗fēng súsocial custom