阵 zhèn in a sentence
Battle formation (position - burst - short period)
阵 (zhèn) means Battle formation (position - burst - short period). Below are 11 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
刚才下了一 阵 雨。
Gāngcái xià le yí zhèn yǔ.
There was a shower of rain just now.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 阵
一 阵 冷风迎面吹来。
Yí zhèn lěng fēng yíng miàn chuī lái.
A gust of cold wind blew straight at us.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迎面
战士们坚守着 阵 地。
Zhànshìmen jiānshǒuzhe zhèndì.
The soldiers held their position.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阵地
这支队伍 阵 容很强。
Zhè zhī duìwu zhènróng hěn qiáng.
This team has a strong line-up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阵容
教练调整了首发 阵 容。
Jiàoliàn tiáozhěng le shǒufā zhènróng.
The coach changed the starting line-up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阵容
课堂是老师的主要 阵 地。
Kètáng shì lǎoshī de zhǔyào zhèndì.
The classroom is a teacher's main ground.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阵地
他年轻时也风光过一 阵 子。
Tā niánqīng shí yě fēngguāng guo yí zhènzi.
He too had his moment of glory when he was young.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 风光
一 阵 风卷起了满地的落叶。
Yí zhèn fēng juǎn qǐ le mǎn dì de luòyè.
A gust of wind whirled up the fallen leaves.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 卷
外面一 阵 喧哗，把他吵醒了。
Wàimiàn yí zhèn xuānhuá, bǎ tā chǎo xǐng le.
A commotion outside woke him up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 喧哗
观众席上爆发出一 阵 热烈的掌声。
Guānzhòngxí shang bàofā chū yí zhèn rèliè de zhǎngshēng.
A burst of warm applause broke out from the audience.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 爆发
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Words that contain 阵
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Questions about 阵
How is 阵 used in a sentence?
This page shows 11 sentences using 阵 (zhèn, "Battle formation (position - burst - short period)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 阵 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 阵 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 阵 an HSK word?
Yes — 阵 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 阵?
The dictionary page for 阵 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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