阵 zhèn — battle array; formation; ranks

阵
zhèn

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #571

Traditional: 陣

zhèn zhen4

Basic definition

noun
  1. battle array; formation; ranks e.g 阵地阵线严阵以待
  2. battlefield; front; position; front line; arena; field of battle; battleground; war zone e.g 上阵阵亡
  3. burst; fit; spell; bout; gust; peal; spell of; fit of; a burst of; a gust of e.g 一阵阵风
measure word
  1. measure word for spells/bursts; classifier; a burst e.g 一阵一阵子

Detailed explanation

  1. 陣 zhèn
  2. (会意。从阜( fù)，从车。土山前摆满了战车。字本作“陈”。“阵”为后起字。本义:两军交战时队伍的战斗队形)
  3. battle array;formation e.g 阵脚 阵圆 · 阵图 · 阵梢 · 阵杀
  4. front;position
  5. 。又如:阵殁(在战场上死去;阵亡);阵场(战场);阵门(军营之门);阵俘(战场上俘获的敌兵);阵云(战地气氛，战阵烟云。又称“战云”)
  6. war;battle e.g 叫阵怯阵出阵 阵阵赢 · 阵败 · 阵率
  7. lightning accompanied by peals of thunder e.g 阵头雨 · 阵影
  8. 陣 zhèn
  9. display battle array
  10. 陣 zhèn
  11. (used for the stages that actions or things undergo) period of time e.g 一阵风 一阵雨 · 一阵寒潮 · 一阵喧哗 · 一阵尘暴

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