Hanzi
Traditional
陣
Simplified
阵

disposition of troops/wave/spate/burst/spell/short period of time/classifier for events or states of short duration

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

zhèn

Bopomofo

ㄓㄣˋ

Jyutping

zam6

Example sentences

陣 / 阵 zhèn
一陣風吹了過來。
一阵风吹了过来。

A gust of wind blew over.

敗 / 败 bài
他在比賽中敗下陣來。
他在比赛中败下阵来。

He was defeated in the competition.

陣地 / 阵地 zhèndì
軍隊堅守著陣地，絕不退縮。
军队坚守著阵地，绝不退缩。

The army held their position and never retreated.

奪取 / 夺取 duóqǔ
軍隊成功的奪取了敵人的陣地。
军队成功的夺取了敌人的阵地。

The army successfully captured the enemy's position.

陣容 / 阵容 zhènróng
這部電影的演員陣容非常強大。
这部电影的演员阵容非常强大。

The cast of this movie is very strong.

一陣 / 一阵 yīzhèn
剛才下了一陣大雨。
刚才下了一阵大雨。

It just rained heavily for a while.

呼嘯 / 呼啸 hūxiào
火車呼嘯而過，留下了一陣震耳欲聾的轟鳴聲。
火车呼啸而过，留下了一阵震耳欲聋的轰鸣声。

The train whistled past, leaving behind a deafening roar.

Example Vocabulary

陣

zhen4

measure word for events of short duration; battle array; period of time

陣地

zhen4'di4

battlefield position; military position

陣容

zhen4'rong2

lineup; cast; personnel

一陣子

yi1'zhen4'zi

上陣

shang4'zhen4

助陣

zhu4'zhen4

對陣

dui4'zhen4

巨石陣

一陣

yi1'zhen4

a burst; a fit; a spell; a period of time

八卦陣

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