陣

zhèn

column, row or file of troops

How to write 陣, stroke by stroke

disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration

Ideographic: A formation 阝of soldiers 車

Made of 阝 + 車

一陣子yī zhèn zia while; a spell; a short time; a burst
一陣yī zhèna burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
陣亡zhèn wángto die in battle
陣營zhèn yínggroup of people; camp; faction; sides in a dispute
陣地zhèn dì(military) position; front
對陣duì zhèn(of armies) to face each other, ready for battle; (sports) (of two teams) to play against each other
陣線zhèn xiàna front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc)
陣子zhèn ziperiod of time
這陣子zhè zhèn zinow; at present; at this juncture
上陣shàng zhènto go into battle
陣容zhèn róngtroop arrangement; battle formation; lineup (of a sports team etc)
陣型zhèn xíngformation (of a sports team, troops etc)

我好一陣子沒看到你了。
wǒ hǎo yí zhèn zǐ méi kàn dào nǐ le 。
I haven't seen you for a while.
我遇上了陣雨被淋得全身濕透。
wǒ yù shàng le zhèn yǔ bèi lín dé quán shēn shī tòu 。
I was caught in a shower and got drenched to the skin.
許多士兵在這裡陣亡。
xū duō shì bīng zài zhè lǐ zhèn wáng 。
A lot of soldiers were killed here.
在考期末試前那陣子我應該再努力一點。
zài kǎo qī mò shì qián nà zhèn zǐ wǒ yīng gāi zài nǔ lì yì diǎn 。
I should have studied harder before the term exams.
明天中國國家隊主場對陣韓國國家隊。
míng tiān zhōng guó guó jiā duì zhǔ chǎng duì zhèn hán guó guó jiā duì 。
Tomorrow the Chinese national team play against the Korean national team in their home arena.