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陣 (zan6) — spell (of pain, diziness, cold weather); fit (of coughing); wave (of vertigo); burst (of applause); gust (of joy, wind); spatter (of rain) in Cantonese

zanˍ₆陣
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Mandarin Pinyin: zhen4

Meaning of 陣

nounspell (of pain, diziness, cold weather); fit (of coughing); wave (of vertigo); burst (of applause); gust (of joy, wind); spatter (of rain)
nounbattle formation/array; troop disposition
nounperiod of time; short spell
nounbattle front; battlefield
nounin a short while

Example Sentences with 陣

我哋食藥嗰陣時，要小心啲；可能有副作用。
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.
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
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.
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.
ngoˏ₅我dangˊ²等zanˍ₆陣heoi˗₃去keoiˏ₅佢gaanˉ¹間pou˗₃舖tauˊ²頭daaˊ²打danˊ²墩﹐kingˉ¹傾haaˊ²吓gai˗₃偈tungˎ₄同siuˉ¹消moˎ₄磨haaˏ₅吓siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間。
I'm going to his store and spend a long time there in a moment, to chat, and to kill time.
lokˍ₆落diˉ¹啲goengˉ¹薑cungˉ¹蔥zauˍ₆就hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以pikˉ¹辟zauˊ²走zanˍ₆陣jyuˎ₄魚sengˉ¹腥meiˍ₆味。
Drop in some ginger and scallion , can get rid of the fishy smell.
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Words Containing 陣

呢陣ni1 zan6
at this time; when [Syn.] 呢陣時 [華]: 這時 ; 這時候
家陣gaa1 zan2
nowadays; at the present time
嚴陣以待jim4 zan6 ji5 doi6
poised for action; be ready in full battle array
排開陣勢paai4 hoi1 zan6 sai3
line up in battle formation
陣間zan6 gaan1
soon; in a moment; in a while
陣容zan6 jung4
line-up (of sports team)
人民陣線jan4 man4 zan6 sin3
popular front
穩陣wan2 zan6
secure; stable; steady; trustworthy; on the safe side
一陣子jat1 zan6 zi2
a period of time
嗰陣時go2 zan6 si4/2
at that time [Syn.] 嗰陣 [華]: 那時 ; 那時候
一陣間jat1 zan6 gaan1
soon; a moment; a while ( usually abbreviated to 一陣 or 陣間 ) Mand.: 一會兒 ; 一陣子
陣仗zan6 zoeng6
a battle combat

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