阵 (陣)
zhèn
Pinyin

Definition

阵 (陣)
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zhèn
  1. disposition of troops
  2. wave
  3. spate
  4. burst
  5. spell
  6. short period of time
  7. classifier for events or states of short duration

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一阵子
yī zhèn zi
  1. 1 a while
  2. 2 a spell
  3. 3 a short time
  4. 4 a burst
上阵
shàng zhèn
  1. 1 to go into battle
阵
zhèn
  1. 1 disposition of troops
  2. 2 wave
  3. 3 spate
  4. 4 burst
  5. 5 spell
  6. 6 short period of time
  7. 7 classifier for events or states of short duration
阵地
zhèn dì
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 front
阵容
zhèn róng
  1. 1 troop arrangement
  2. 2 battle formation
  3. 3 lineup (of a sports team etc)

Idioms (3)

临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
  1. 1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
  2. 2 to get cold feet
自乱阵脚
zì luàn zhèn jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) to lose one's head
  2. 2 to panic
  3. 3 to go to pieces
赤膊上阵
chì bó shàng zhèn
  1. 1 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go all out
  3. 3 to come out in the open

Sample Sentences

我也不愿意啊！我前阵子右肩韧带拉伤，腰上的旧伤也一直没复原，所以想先把伤养好了再开始练。
wǒ yě bù yuànyì ā ！wǒ qián zhènzi yòu jiān rèndài lāshāng ，yāo shàng de jiù shāng yě yīzhí méi fùyuán ，suǒyǐ xiǎng xiān bǎ shāng yǎng hǎo le zài kāishǐ liàn 。
It’s not through lack of intention! I pulled a ligament in my right shoulder recently, and the old wound above my hip still hasn’t fully recovered, so I will start exercising again once my injury is better.
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嘿！小胖，好久不见，有一阵子没看到你了，健身可是不能偷懒的！
hēi ！xiǎopàng ，hǎojiǔbujiàn ，yǒu yīzhènzi méi kàndào nǐ le ，jiànshēn kěshì bùnéng tōulǎn de ！
Hey! Fatboy, long time no see. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, but one really can’t fall behind when it comes to working out!
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大漠列阵，“黄沙百战穿金甲
dàmò liè zhèn ，“huáng Shā bǎi zhàn chuān jīnjiǎ
Desert formation, "My toughened armour speaks of the hundreds of battles in the northern deserts".
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我帮公司制作了一支广告片，预算很低品质也不怎么样，但是一个明星在他的社群媒体分享了这支影片，居然在网上疯传，引起一阵旋风。
wǒ bāng gōngsī zhìzuò le yī zhī guǎnggào piàn ，yùsuàn hěn dī pǐnzhì yě bùzěnmeyàng ，dànshì yī gè míngxīng zài tā de shèqún méitǐ fēnxiǎng le zhè zhī yǐngpiàn ，jūrán zài wǎngshàng fēngchuán ，yǐnqǐ yīzhèn xuànfēng 。
I made an advertisement for my company, the budget was really low and it wasn't brilliant quality-wise, but a celebrity shared the advert on social media, and it ended up going viral, causing an online storm.
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所以有一阵子我每次看到我妹就会想起去年分手的情景...我从此以后再也不想跟情人节有什么关联了...
suǒyǐ yǒu yīzhènzi wǒ měicì kàndào wǒ mèi jiù huì xiǎng qǐ qùnián fēnshǒu de qíngjǐng ...wǒ cóngcǐ yǐhòu zàiyě bù xiǎng gēn qíngrénjié yǒu shénme guānlián le ...
So for a period of time every time I saw my little sister I would think back to the scene of the break-up... And from that time onward, I've wanted nothing to do with Valentine's Day.
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是吗？我早就想到四川旅游了！你们那儿一定有很多傻憨的熊猫吧？前阵子二十几只熊猫亮相的影片你看过了吗？
shìma ？wǒ zǎo jiù xiǎngdào Sìchuān lǚyóu le ！nǐmen nàr yīdìng yǒu hěn duō shǎhān de xióngmāo ba ？qiánzhènzi èrshí jǐ zhī xióngmāo liàngxiàng de yǐngpiàn nǐ kàn guò le ma ？
Really? I've wanted to go traveling to Sichuan for ages! You must have so many dumb pandas where you live, yeah? Did you see that film that recently came out of over 20 pandas?
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这时，他一阵毛骨悚然，起了一身鸡皮疙瘩。
zhèshí ，tā yīzhèn máogǔsǒngrán ，qǐ le yīshēn jīpígēda 。
Just then, he felt a chill down his spine and got goose bumps all over him.
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2.知道刚才的美味佳肴居然是用昆虫做出来的，他不由得一阵恶心。
.zhīdào gāngcái de měiwèi jiāyáo jūrán shì yòng kūnchóng zuò chūlái de ，tā bùyóude yīzhèn ěxīn 。
Knowing that the delicious food was actually made from insects, he could not help but feel sick.
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这点我们会注意一下。这阵子有想吐的感觉吗？
zhè diǎn wǒmen huì zhùyì yīxià 。zhèzhènzi yǒu xiǎng tǔ de gǎnjué ma ？
We will keep track of that. Do you feel nauseous recently?
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从本月开始，又一个中国城市加入严格控烟“阵营”。
cóng běn yuè kāishǐ ，yòu yī ge Zhōngguó chéngshì jiārù yángé kòng yān “zhènyíng ”。
With effect this month, another Chinese city joins the “camp” to enforce strict tobacco control.
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