陣 (zan6 | zhen4) : battle formation; period of time

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陣

zan6

zhen4

[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)

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

陣 / 阵

Don't confuse with:
陳

This word has been viewed 13463 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 yi1 zhen4 = soon; a moment; a while 粵

一陣風 jat1 zan6 fung1 yi1 zhen4 feng1 = 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 zhen4 rong2 = troop formation

迷陣 mai4 zan6 mi2 zhen4 = 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)

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.

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

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.

落啲薑蔥就可以辟走陣魚腥味。粵
Drop in some ginger and scallion , can get rid of the fishy smell.

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]

我想等陣去銀行幫人哋入票粵
I want to go to the bank in a moment to cash a cheque.

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)]

我哋去到嗰陣﹐場面十分墟冚。粵
The scene was all alive by the time we arrived.

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.

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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.

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