一阵 (yīzhèn) means A burst (short period of time). Below are 7 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
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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How is 一阵 used in a sentence?
This page shows 7 sentences using 一阵 (yīzhèn, "A burst (short period of time)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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