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The Chinese word yizhenzi - 一阵子 - yīzhènzi
(period of time in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
yīzhènzi
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English translations
period of time,
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一阵子 ( yizhenzi / yīzhènzi ) in traditional characters
一陣子
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 一阵子 ( yizhenzi / yīzhènzi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo qian yizhenzi hen mang.
Wǒ qián yīzhènzi hěn máng.– English translation: I was very busy for a while recently.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
one | short period
一阵子 ( yizhenzi / yīzhènzi ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 353)
一阵子 ( yizhenzi / yīzhènzi ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 353)
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