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阵

zhèn · zhen

Traditional 陣

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Meaning

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  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
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In a conversation

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Where is that smell from?

  1. Liangliang

    哪儿(nǎr)飘来(piāolái)一(yī)阵(zhèn)香味(xiāngwèi)？

    Where is this whiff of food coming from?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)邻居(línjū)在(zài)做饭(zuòfàn)，一(yī)阵(zhèn)一(yī)阵(zhèn)的(de)。

    The neighbor is cooking. It comes in waves.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)也(yě)一(yī)阵(zhèn)一(yī)阵(zhèn)地(de)叫(jiào)。

    My stomach is growling in waves too.

  4. Dengdeng

    要不要(yàobùyào)去(qù)敲(qiāo)邻居(línjū)的(de)门(mén)？

    Should we knock on the neighbor's door?

  5. Liangliang

    别(bié)，又(yòu)来(lái)一(yī)阵(zhèn)风(fēng)，香味(xiāngwèi)没了(méile)。

    No. Another gust of wind came and the smell is gone.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)回家(huíjiā)自己(zìjǐ)做饭(zuòfàn)吧(ba)。

    Fine, then let us go home and cook ourselves.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

突(tū)然(rán)刮(guā)起(qǐ)一(yí)阵(zhèn)大(dà)风(fēng)，把(bǎ)路(lù)边(biān)的(de)树(shù)都(dōu)吹(chuī)弯(wān)了(le)。

Suddenly a gust of strong wind blew up, bending the roadside trees.

02

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(gè)消(xiāo)息(xi)，他(tā)心(xīn)里(li)一(yí)阵(zhèn)难(nán)过(guò)。

Hearing this news, he felt a burst of sadness in his heart.

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