营
yíng HSK3

camp

营 (營) yíng
camp noun
a military camp, barracks, or a battalion-sized unit

我们的营设在山脚下的平原上。

wǒ​men de yíng shè zài shān​jiǎo xià de píng​yuán shàng.

Our camp was set up on the plain at the foot of the mountain.

strive for idiom
to seek, pursue, or strive for something (often personal gain or fame)

我们要坚决打击营私舞弊的行为。

wǒ​men yào jiān​jué dǎ​jī yíng sī wǔ​bì de xíng​wéi.

We must resolutely crack down on acts of job-related malpractice for personal gain.

build verb
to construct, build, or create a structure or environment

他的一生都在致力于营建这座美丽的园林。

tā de yī​shēng dōu zài zhì​lì yú yíng jiàn zhè zuò měi​lì de yuán​lín.

He dedicated his entire life to building this beautiful garden.

operate verb
to manage, run, or operate a business or organization

他在市中心经营着一家书店。

tā zài shì​zhōng​xīn jīng yíng zhe yī jiā shū​diàn.

He runs a bookstore in the city center.

Frequency
Character
Written text
536th most common 394.7 per million
Movie subtitles
1,046th most common 95.5 per million appears in 32% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
15.5 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
45.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Traditional
營
Strokes
11
Unicode
U+8425

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)