Chinese Word: 阵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

阵 (Trad.: 陣)HSK 5

Pinyin: zhèn

English Definition: disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration

Chinese Definition:
①[析字］(会意。从阜(fù)，从车。土山前摆满了战车。字本作“陈”。“阵”为后起字。本义：两军交战时队伍的战斗队形)。
②用本义。［例］信乃使万人先行，出背水阵。——《史记·淮阴侯传》。［例］先登陷阵。——《史记·樊哙传》。［合］阵脚(战阵的前沿阵地)；阵圆(战阵布置完毕)；阵图(作战时所摆列的军阵图形)；阵梢(战斗队列的尾端)；阵杀(军中诛杀)。
③阵地。［例］大王尝与吴人战，五战而三胜，阵卒尽矣。——《史记》。
④阵殁(在战场上死去；阵亡)；阵场(战场)；阵门(军营之门)；阵俘(战场上俘获的敌兵)；阵云(战地气氛，战阵烟云。又称“战云”)。
⑤又指战争或战斗。［例］鲜于仲通六万卒，征蛮一阵全军没。——唐·白居易《蛮子朝》。［合］阵阵赢(仗仗取胜)；叫阵；怯阵；出阵；阵败(战败)；阵率(战士)。
⑥雷阵雨来临前乌云翻滚、雷电交加的现象。［例］阵急如酣战，点粗成乱沤。——唐·李咸用《和殷衙推春霖即事》。［合］阵头雨(雷阵雨)；阵影(阵云的阴影)。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 阜

Ideographic:A formation 阝of soldiers 车

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
- 车 [ chē ] cart, vehicle; to move in a cart

Similar Characters: 砗陈

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Example Words

一阵HSK 5	yī zhèn	a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
阵地HSK 6	zhèn dì	position; front
雷阵雨	léi zhèn yǔ	thunder shower
阵容HSK 6	zhèn róng	troop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc)
阵线	zhèn xiàn	a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc)

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Example Sentences

1		jiǎo dǐ pàn 脚底板 gǎn dào 感到 yí zhèn 一阵 liáng yì 凉意。 The soles of my feet felt a chill.
2		bù duì 部队 bāo wéi 包围 le 了 dí rén 敌人 de 的 zhèn dì 阵地。 The troops surrounded the enemy's position.
3		tái xià 台下 de 的 zhèn zhèn 阵阵 zhǎng shēng 掌声 ràng 让 tā 他 hěn 很 shì 是 gǎn dòng 感动。 The sound of applause from the audience below moved him deeply.
4		tā 他 zài 在 jiào shì lǐ 教室里 nào 闹 le 了 yí zhèn zi 一阵子， cái 才 ān jìng 安静 xià lai 下来。 He made a disturbance in the classroom for a while before he settled down.
5		zhōng guó rén mín jiě fàng jūn 中国人民解放军 chéng gōng 成功 zhàn lǐng 占领 le 了 dí rén 敌人 de 的 zhèn dì 阵地。 The Chinese People's Liberation Army successfully occupied the enemy's position.

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1		jiǎo dǐ pàn 脚底板 gǎn dào 感到 yí zhèn 一阵 liáng yì 凉意。 The soles of my feet felt a chill.
2		bù duì 部队 bāo wéi 包围 le 了 dí rén 敌人 de 的 zhèn dì 阵地。 The troops surrounded the enemy's position.
3		tái xià 台下 de 的 zhèn zhèn 阵阵 zhǎng shēng 掌声 ràng 让 tā 他 hěn 很 shì 是 gǎn dòng 感动。 The sound of applause from the audience below moved him deeply.
4		tā 他 zài 在 jiào shì lǐ 教室里 nào 闹 le 了 yí zhèn zi 一阵子， cái 才 ān jìng 安静 xià lai 下来。 He made a disturbance in the classroom for a while before he settled down.
5		zhōng guó rén mín jiě fàng jūn 中国人民解放军 chéng gōng 成功 zhàn lǐng 占领 le 了 dí rén 敌人 de 的 zhèn dì 阵地。 The Chinese People's Liberation Army successfully occupied the enemy's position.

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