一阵子 (yī zhèn zi) — a short period of time; a while; a burst; a fit (of emotion or activity)
Definition
A casual, colloquial measure of a short stretch of time ('a while'), and the common way to say a burst or fit of an emotion or action (e.g. 发了一陣子脾气).
noun
a short period of timea whilea bursta fit (of emotion or activity)
Examples
- 一阵子。Tā xiū xi le yī zhèn zi.He rested for a while.
- 一阵子，。yī zhèn zi Méi jiàn tā, tā shòu le hěn duō.I haven't seen him for a while; he's lost a lot of weight.
- 一阵子。Tā fā le yī zhèn zi pí qi.He had a fit of temper for a while.
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