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阵(zhèn) — meaning, uses and examples

1. measure word classifier: bursts, spells (of action, sound, weather)

   下了一阵雨。

   Xià le yī zhèn yǔ.

   There was a spell of rain.

2. noun battle formation; position (as in 阵地)

   双方摆开了阵势。

   Shuāngfāng bǎikāi le zhènshì.

   Both sides deployed their formations.