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Pronunciation |
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zhèn |
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Meaning |
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- disposition of troops; battle formation. (n)
- position. (n)
- a while; short period of time. (adv)
- for events or states of short duration. (measure word)
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Radical |
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阝 |
Strokes |
: |
6 |
Traditional |
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陣 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
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15% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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position; battlefield; bastion; terrain |
2. |
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short period of time; while (time); |
5. |
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: |
thundershower; thunderstorm |
6. |
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Eight-Diagram tactics |
Sentences:
1. The kite was carried away by a sudden gust of wind. |
tú |
rán |
yī |
zhèn |
fēng |
, |
bǎ |
fēng |
zhēng |
chuī |
zǒu |
le |
。 |
突 |
然 |
一 |
阵 |
风 |
, |
把 |
风 |
筝 |
吹 |
走 |
了 |
。 |
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突然 |
: |
suddenly |
一 |
: |
one |
阵 |
: |
measure word |
风 |
: |
wind |
把 |
: |
particle used to shift the object to before the verb |
风筝 |
: |
kite |
吹走 |
: |
blow away |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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2. We lost touch for a long time. |
wǒ |
men |
hǎo |
yí |
zhèn |
méi |
yǒu |
lián |
xì |
le |
。 |
我 |
们 |
好 |
一 |
阵 |
没 |
有 |
联 |
系 |
了 |
。 |
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我们 |
: |
we |
好 |
: |
quite |
一阵 |
: |
a while |
没有 |
: |
do not |
联系 |
: |
connect |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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3. She has been married for a while. |
tā |
jié |
hūn |
yǐ |
jing |
yǒu |
yí |
zhèn |
zi |
le |
。 |
她 |
结 |
婚 |
已 |
经 |
有 |
一 |
阵 |
子 |
了 |
。 |
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她 |
: |
she |
结婚 |
: |
married |
已经 |
: |
already |
有 |
: |
have |
一阵子 |
: |
a while |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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4. There should be light showers today. |
jīn |
tiān |
yìng |
gāi |
yǒu |
xiǎo |
zhèn |
yǔ |
。 |
今 |
天 |
应 |
该 |
有 |
小 |
阵 |
雨 |
。 |
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今天 |
: |
today |
应该 |
: |
should |
有 |
: |
have |
小 |
: |
small; light |
阵雨 |
: |
shower |
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