陣子 [阵－]

Jyutping zan6 zi2
Pinyin zhèn zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. period of time
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, colloquial, regional
    a period of time
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在考期末试前那阵子我应该再努力一点。
    在考期末試前那陣子我應該再努力一點。
    zài kǎo qī mò shì qián nà zhèn zi wǒ yīng gāi zài nǔ lì yī diǎn 。
    • I should have studied harder before the term exams.
  2. Mandarin
    我好一阵子没看到你了。
    我好一陣子沒看到你了。
    wǒ hǎo yī zhèn zi méi kàn dào nǐ le 。
    • I haven't seen you for a while.
  3. Mandarin
    我看这雨还会下一阵子。
    我看這雨還會下一陣子。
    wǒ kàn zhè yǔ hái huì xià yī zhèn zi 。
    • I don't think this rain will let up anytime soon.
  4. Mandarin
    我好一阵子没吃过中国菜。
    我好一陣子沒吃過中國菜。
    wǒ hǎo yī zhèn zi méi chī guò zhōng guó cài 。
    • I haven't eaten Chinese food in a while.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢停咗无玩电脑一阵子，无耐又玩噃。
    佢停咗無玩電腦一陣子，無耐又玩噃。
    keoi5 ting4 zo2 mou4 waan2 din6 nou5 jat1 zan6 zi2, mou4 noi6 jau6 waan2 bo3
    • He stopped playing computer games for a while, but it didn't last long.
  2. Cantonese
    佢开始踢波有一阵子。
    佢開始踢波有一陣子。
    keoi5 hoi1 ci2 tek3 bo1 jau5 jat1 zan6 zi2
    • He started playing football a while back.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这一阵子尽下雨。
    這一陣子盡下雨。
    zhè yī zhèn zi jìn xià yǔ ．
    • We've had a spell of rainy weather.