Word: 阵 (zhèn) Traditional: 陣 阵 dictionary entry zhèn disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration Full dictionary entry for 阵 Example sentences using 阵 5 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 千阵万阵，难买头阵 qiān zhèn wàn zhèn, nán mǎi tóuzhèn of a thousand battles, ten thousand battles, none is worth as much as the first battle 大将压后阵 dàjiàng yā hòu zhèn the chief general holds the rear 大将难免阵前亡 dàjiàng nánmiǎn zhèn qián wáng even a great general may die before the battle line 打败了的鹌鹑、斗败的鸡,上不了阵 dǎbàile de ānchún, dòu bài de jī,shàng bù liǎo zhèn a beaten quail, a defeated fighting cock: can't go back into the fight 瓦罐不离井上破，将军难免阵前亡 wǎguànbùlíjǐngshangpò, jiāngjūn nánmiǎn zhèn qián wáng a clay pot is bound to break at the well; a general can't avoid dying at the front