Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "阵" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "阵" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
zhèn
Definition
disposition of troops / short period / wave / spate / burst / spell
eight-trigram battle array / (fig.) mystifying tactics
battle array / disposition of forces / situation / circumstance
troop arrangement / battle formation / lineup (of a sports team etc)
buckle on one's armour and go into battle / go into action
lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom) / fig. to go all out / to come out in the open
group of people / camp / faction / sides in a dispute
a burst / a fit / a peal / a spell (period of time)
冲锋陷阵 chōng fēng xiàn zhèn
to charge and break through enemy lines
tactical deployment of troops
riffle / play / beat / spasmodically
a while / a spell / a short time / a burst
a front (militant group) / line of battle / alignment (towards a political party etc)
poised for battle / to square up for a fight
square-shaped formation (military) / phalanx / (math.) matrix