HSK 5 · classifier

阵

zhèn

gust; burst; spell (of wind, rain, etc.)

刚才下了一阵大雨。

Gāngcái xiàle yí zhèn dà yǔ。

A burst of heavy rain just fell.

外面突然下了一阵大雨。

Wàimiàn tūrán xiàle yízhèn dà yǔ。

Suddenly a burst of heavy rain fell outside.

下午可能有一场阵雨。

Xiàwǔ kěnéng yǒu yì chǎng zhènyǔ。

There may be a shower this afternoon.

他跑得好似一阵风。

Tā pǎo de hǎosì yízhèn fēng。

He runs as if he were a gust of wind.