TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
坐鎮
word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄣˋ · zuòzhèn
verb — to oversee in person; to be in command on the spot
字源 FORM — what the parts do
鎮to hold down, garrison (鎮守)zhèn金 — a weight that steadies; here, presence that steadies 坐鎮,坐下的坐,鎮守的鎮。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
主帥往那兒一坐(坐),全局就穩了(鎮)。
The commander sits (坐), and that presence alone holds the place steady (鎮).
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