Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "阵", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "阵", and master the standard way of writing the character "阵".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 阵
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "阵" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
disposition of troops / short period / wave / spate / burst / spell
阵 (zhèn)
1. Military situation arranged during combat:
- 战线 (battle line).
- 战势 (battle situation).
- 严阵以待 (to prepare for a serious battle).
2. Battlefield:
- 战地 (battlefield).
- 阵亡 (to be killed in action).
- 冲锋陷阵 (to charge into battle).
3. A measure word indicating a segment of events or actions:
- 阵发 (a burst of action).
- 阵痛 (a bout of pain).
- 下了一阵雨 (it rained for a while).
同本义 ([En.] same meaning): battle array; formation.
阵地 ([En.] front; position).
又指战争或战斗 ([En.] war; battle).
雷阵雨来临前乌云翻滚、雷电交加的现象 ([En.] lightning accompanied by peals of thunder).
布阵,列阵 ([En.] display battle array).
表示事物经过的一定时间段落 ([En.] period of time used for the stages that actions or things undergo).
Examples:
- 一阵雨 (a spell of rain).
- 一阵风 (a gust of wind).
- 一阵寒潮 (a wave of cold).
- 一阵喧哗 (a burst of noise).
- 一阵尘暴 (a dust storm).