📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4
Meaning
Classifier for bursts, gusts, or waves of something that comes and goes.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"阵"本义是军队的行列，后来指"一阵风""一阵掌声"——那些来一阵、去一阵、不持久的东西。它最擅长描述短暂而突然的感觉：一阵疼痛、一阵咳嗽、一阵笑声。和"场"不同，"阵"不要求完整，它只捕捉那一下的波动。
English
**阵 (zhèn)** originally meant a battle formation, then came to mean 一阵风 (a gust), 一阵掌声 (a burst of applause) — things that come and go in a wave. It is perfect for brief, sudden feelings: 一阵疼痛, 一阵咳嗽, 一阵笑声. Unlike 场 (complete event), 阵 only captures that one fluctuation.
💡 Memory Tip
阵 is for things that come in bursts and pass — wind, applause, pain.
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Classifier for bursts, gusts, or waves of something that comes and goes.