HSK 5 · Function Words

阵 zhèn “measure word for short bursts (of rain” in Chinese

Traditional 陣

What 阵 means

  1. measure word for short bursts (of rain, wind, applause)
  2. disposition of troops
  3. wave
  4. spate
  5. burst
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • spell
  • short period of time

How to say 阵

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale阵zhèn4th tone, falling

阵 in a sentence

  1. 昨天我在放学回家的路上突然遇上了一阵大雨。

    Zuótiān wǒ zài fàngxué huíjiā de lùshang tūrán yùshàng le yí zhèn dàyǔ.

    On my way home from school yesterday, I was suddenly caught in a burst of heavy rain.

    Sentence #348580 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 有一阵从北边吹来的冷风。

    Yǒu yí zhèn cóng běibiān chuī lái de lěng fēng.

    A gust of cold wind blew in from the north.

    Sentence #791376 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 明天天气晴转阵雨。

    Míngtiān tiānqì qíng zhuǎn zhènyǔ.

    Tomorrow will be sunny, turning to showers.

    Sentence #2567436 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 阵 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 阵 (zhèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
阵zhèndisposition of troops
  • 阝place
  • 车cart · chē

How to write 阵

阵 6 strokes

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阵 (zhèn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 阵 (zhèn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 阵

Words with 阵

阵容zhènróng · line-up (of a team or cast)阵地zhèndì · position (military)

More words: Function Words & Grammar

再三zàisān · over and over again在于zàiyú · to lie in则zé · then照常zhàocháng · as usual整个zhěnggè · whole正zhèng · just (in the middle of doing something)支zhī · measure word for pens至于zhìyú · as for

FAQs

阵 (zhèn) means “measure word for short bursts (of rain, wind, applause)” or “disposition of troops”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhèn: zhèn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 阵 is written 陣. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 阵 from the suggestions. Typing zhen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
阵 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.