陣

zhèn

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Measure word

陣 (zhèn) is a Chinese word meaning “disposition of troops”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. disposition of troops
  2. wave
  3. spate
  4. burst
  5. spell
  6. short period of time
  7. classifier for events or states of short duration

Stroke order

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Example

忽然颳起一陣大風。

Suddenly a gust of strong wind blew up.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).