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[1] battle formation/array; troop disposition [2] battle front; battlefield [3] period of time; short spell [4] [classifier] spell (of pain, diziness, cold weather); fit (of coughing); wave (of vertigo); burst (of applause); gust (of joy, wind); spatter (of rain) Default PoS: Additional PoS: Show all nouns that can use this classifier Stroke count: 10
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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陣 / 阵 | ||
Don't confuse with: 陳 |
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This word has been viewed 13528 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44 |
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一陣 jat1 zan6/6*2 = soon; a moment; a while 粵 一陣風 jat1 zan6 fung1 = a gust of wind 嗰陣時 go2 zan6 si4/4*2 = at that time 粵 一陣間 jat1 zan6 gaan1 = soon; a moment; a while 粵 陣間 zan6 gaan1 = soon; in a moment; in a while 粵 陣容 zan6 jung4 = troop formation 迷陣 mai4 zan6 = a maze (loanword) 家陣 gaa1 zan6*2 = nowadays 粵 嗰陣 go2 zan6 = at that time 粵 呢陣 ni1 zan6 = at that time 粵 See all 48 compounds (CantoDict reports 50 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 14 examples containing 陣
陳仔唔介意等多陣。 粵
Chan won't mind waiting a bit longer. [The Cantonese and English versions match each other almost word by word.]
我哋食藥嗰陣時,要小心啲;可能有副作用。 粵
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.
危難中,"有子不需父上前";搶險時,"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.
當世界語啱啱傳入中國嗰陣 粵 ?!
When Esperanto had just been introduced to China... [Lit. When Esperanto just-now introduced China that-time]
佢頭先話畀我聽佢想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票 粵
He told me he wanted to go to the bank soon to cash a cheque for someone. [頭先 implies 10 or 20 minutes ago; contrast with 啱啱 which implies a few seconds ago.]
我等陣想去銀行幫人哋入票 粵
I'll want to go to the bank to cash a cheque for someone soon. [Shouldn't be parsed as 我等 陣(我哋) but as 我 等陣]
我嗰陣時親眼見到隻獅子喺動物園嗰度衝咗出嚟 粵
With my own eyes, I saw a lion come charging out of the zoo! [Lit. I that time own-eyes see-arrive [counter] lion at zoo that-place zoom-already out come 出嚟 implies that you're standing outside of the zoo, because the lion's coming towards you 咗 implies the lion's already outside the zoo gate (completed)]
等到你返嚟嗰陣﹐佢已經走咗三日喇。 粵
By the time you return, he will have already been gone for three days. [咗 (have been) is a perfective marker in a future tense sentence here.]
結賬嗰陣時,計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘,七除八扣,唔賺得幾多咋 粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.
我等陣去佢間舖頭打墩﹐傾吓偈同消磨吓時間。 粵
I'm going to his store and spend a long time there in a moment, to chat, and to kill time. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |