Meaning
disposition of troops; short period; wave; spate; burst; spell
Chinese: 军队。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhen” becomes a different word in each tone. 阵 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 一阵yī zhèna burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
- 阵地zhèn dì(military) position; front
- 阵容zhèn róngtroop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc)
- 阵营zhèn yínggroup of people; camp; faction; sides in a dispute
- 上阵shàng zhènto go into battle
Example Sentence
一阵大雨过后，空气清新了许多。Yí zhèn dà yǔ guò hòu, kōng qì qīng xīn le xǔ duō.After a burst of rain, the air became much fresher.
一阵Yí zhèna burst大雨dà yǔheavy rain过后guò hòuafter the event，空气kōng qìair清新qīng xīnfresh and clean了le(completed action)许多xǔ duōmany。