阵营 zhènyíng group of people
group of people; camp; faction; sides in a dispute
How to remember 阵营: 阵 row + 营 camp = group of people.
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How it is used
- A camp / faction - a side in a rivalry or dispute - 两大阵营对立 (liǎng dà zhènyíng duìlì) two opposing camps face off.
- Political and figurative: 社会主义阵营, or tech/consumer camps (安卓阵营 the Android camp).
- Stresses alignment and taking sides; broader and more ideological than 团队 (a working team).