Definition
上阵 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning literally 'to go into battle' and figuratively 'to pitch into a task or take on a challenge'. You can insert elements between 上 and 阵, such as measure words or aspect markers (e.g. 上过阵 'have been on the battlefield/put to the test', 上一次阵 'go into action once'). The figurative sense is common in modern contexts like 亲自上阵 'to personally take on the task'.
v.o.
(figurative) to pitch into a taskto take on a challenge personally(literal) to go into battle
Examples
- ，上阵。Zhè cì rènwù hěn kùnnán, lǎobǎn qīnzì shàng zhèn le.This task is very difficult; the boss personally took it on.
- ，。Tā shàng guò jǐ cì zhèn, jīngyàn hěn fēngfù.He has been to the battlefield several times and is very experienced.
- 。Zhànshìmen yǒnggǎn de shàng zhèn shā dí.The soldiers bravely went into battle to fight the enemy.
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