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zhèn

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zhèn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhèn | zhen4
English translation
disposition of troops
wave
spate
burst
spell
short period of time
classifier for events or states of short duration
row, column; ranks, troop formation

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About zhèn

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

zhèn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A formation of soldiers  Chē

Etymology of zhèn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

阝车

Explanation

Simplified form of zhèn . Depicts a group () of soldiers in chariots ( chē ).

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Example sentences using zhèn

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预报 yùbào shuì qíng jiān 阵雨 zhèn yǔ .

The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers.

zhǐ xiǎng 大声 dà shēng jiào 一阵 yī zhèn , jiào 自己 zìjǐ 快要 kuài yào biē 透不过气 lái le .

He wanted to shout; he was suffocating.

德国 Dé guó rén 早已 zǎo yǐ 严阵以待,他们 tā men 憋足 le , 还击 huán jī 起来 qǐlai jué 手软 shǒu ruǎn .

The German lines are aroused and furious, return the fire cruelly.

鞭子 biān zi xiǎng ,猎狗 liè gǒu 发出 fā chū 一阵 yī zhèn háo jiào .

A hound yelped briefly as a whip cracked.

他们 tā men de 交谈 jiāo tán shì cháng 典型 diǎnxíng de 情话 qíng huà ,一阵 yī zhèn 轻柔 qīng róu de 询问 xúnwèn tián de 表白 biǎo bái .

They had a great deal of characteristic lovers'talk - a soft exchange of inquiries and assurances.

Words with zhèn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
一阵 yī zhèn a burst一陣
zhèn wave zhèn
一阵子 yī zhèn zi a while一陣子
阵容 zhènróng troop arrangement陣容
阵地 zhèndì position陣地
对阵 duì zhèn poised for battle對陣
阵营 zhèn yíng camp陣營
上阵 shàng zhèn to go into battle上陣
阵亡 zhèn wáng to die in battle陣亡
阵子 zhèn zi period of time陣子
阵线 zhèn xiàn line of battle陣線
矩阵 jǔ zhèn array矩陣
阵雨 zhèn yǔ shower陣雨
助阵 zhù zhèn to cheer助陣
阵痛 zhèn tòng labor pains陣痛
阵势 zhèn shì battle array陣勢
阵风 zhèn fēng gust陣風
方阵 fāng zhèn phalanx方陣
雷阵雨 léi zhèn yǔ thunder shower雷陣雨
冲锋陷阵 chōng fēng xiàn zhèn to charge and break through enemy lines衝鋒陷陣

zhèn Decomposition & Compounds

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zhèn Decomposition

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