Usage of the character 陣

disposition of troops
wave
spate
burst
spell
short period of time
classifier for events or states of short duration

fāngzhèn

方阵

[方陣]

square-shaped formation (military)
phalanx
(math.) matrix

zhèndì

阵地

[陣地]

(military) position
front

zhènliè

阵列

[陣列]

(computing) array (data structure)
(hardware) array (photovoltaic cells, radio telescopes etc)

zhènzi

阵子

[陣子]

period of time

bàizhèn

败阵

[敗陣]

to be defeated on the battlefield
to be beaten in a contest

shàngzhèn

上阵

[上陣]

to go into battle

zhènróng

阵容

[陣容]

troop arrangement
battle formation
lineup (of a sports team etc)

zhènshì

阵势

[陣勢]

battle array
disposition of forces
situation
circumstance

nàzhèn

那阵

[那陣]

at that time
then

zhènxiàn

阵线

[陣線]

a front (militant group)
line of battle
alignment (towards a political party etc)

zhèntòng

阵痛

[陣痛]

labor pains
(fig.) distress caused by a disruptive change

zhènxíng

阵型

[陣型]

formation (of a sports team, troops etc)

zhènfēng

阵风

[陣風]

gust

zhènyíng

阵营

[陣營]

group of people
camp
faction
sides in a dispute

diǎnzhèn

点阵

[點陣]

lattice
dot matrix
bitmap

yīzhèn

一阵

[一陣]

a burst
a fit
a peal
a spell (period of time)

jǔzhèn

矩阵

[矩陣]

array
matrix (math.)

yāzhèn

压阵

[壓陣]

to bring up the rear
to provide support
to hold the lines

dízhèn

敌阵

[敵陣]

the enemy ranks

yízhèn

疑阵

[疑陣]

a diversion
a feint attack to mislead the enemy

zhènwáng

阵亡

[陣亡]

to die in battle

zhènyǔ

阵雨

[陣雨]

shower (rain)

línzhèn

临阵

[臨陣]

just before the battle
to approach the front line

jiàozhèn

叫阵

[叫陣]

to challenge an opponent to a fight

duìzhèn

对阵

[對陣]

poised for battle
to square up for a fight

zhùzhèn

助阵

[助陣]

to cheer
to root for

dázhèn

达阵

[達陣]

touchdown
try (sports)

mízhèn

迷阵

[迷陣]

maze

jūnzhèn

军阵

[軍陣]

battle formation

chángshézhèn

长蛇阵

[長蛇陣]

single-line formation (army)
fig. long line

yúlìzhèn

鱼丽阵

[魚麗陣]

(archaic) formation of infantrymen led by chariots

bànjǔzhèn

伴矩阵

[伴矩陣]

adjoint matrix (math.)

nàzhènzi

那阵子

[那陣子]

at that time
then

zhèzhènzi

这阵子

[這陣子]

now
at present
at this juncture

bāguàzhèn

八卦阵

[八卦陣]

eight-trigram battle array
(fig.) mystifying tactics

yānhuāzhèn

烟花阵

[煙花陣]

brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)

míhúnzhèn

迷魂阵

[迷魂陣]

stratagem to trap sb
to bewitch and trap

yīzhènzi

一阵子

[一陣子]

a while
a spell
a short time
a burst

jùshízhèn

巨石阵

[巨石陣]

giant stone arrangement
Stonehenge

zhènwángzhě

阵亡者

[陣亡者]

people killed in battle

zhèntòngqī

阵痛期

[陣痛期]

trying times; painful phase

zhèzhènr

这阵儿

[這陣兒]

now
at present
at this juncture

léizhènyǔ

雷阵雨

[雷陣雨]

thundershower

chōngfēngxiànzhèn

冲锋陷阵

[衝鋒陷陣]

to charge and break through enemy lines

bǎilóngménzhèn

摆龙门阵

[擺龍門陣]

(dialect) to chat; to gossip; to spin a yarn

diǎnzhènzìtǐ

点阵字体

[點陣字體]

bitmap font (computer)

yīxiǎozhènr

一小阵儿

[一小陣兒]

very brief period of time

zhèyīzhènzi

这一阵子

[這一陣子]

recently
currently

zìluànzhènjiǎo

自乱阵脚

[自亂陣腳]

(idiom) to lose one's head
to panic
to go to pieces

línzhènmóqiāng

临阵磨枪

[臨陣磨槍]

lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
fig. to make preparations only at the last moment

yǎnyuánzhènróng

演员阵容

[演員陣容]

cast (of a movie etc); lineup of performers; troupe

línzhèntuōtáo

临阵脱逃

[臨陣脫逃]

see 臨陣退縮／临阵退缩 (línzhèntuìsuō)

rénmínzhènxiàn

人民阵线

[人民陣線]

popular front

shàngzhènshādí

上阵杀敌

[上陣殺敵]

to go into battle; to strike at the enemy

chìbóshàngzhèn

赤膊上阵

[赤膊上陣]

lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
fig. to go all out
to come out in the open

zhuǎnyízhèndì

转移阵地

[轉移陣地]

to move one's base (of operations)
to reposition
to relocate

línzhèntuìsuō

临阵退缩

[臨陣退縮]

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
to get cold feet

diǎnzhèndǎyìnjī

点阵打印机

[點陣打印機]

dot matrix printer

diǎnzhènshìdǎyìnjī

点阵式打印机

[點陣式打印機]

dot matrix printer

qiúshānzhènlièfēngzhuāng

球栅阵列封装

[球柵陣列封裝]

ball grid array (BGA), type of microchip package

bàndǎotǐchāodiǎnzhèn

半导体超点阵

[半導體超點陣]

semiconductor superlattice

zhènwángzhànshìjìniànrì

阵亡战士纪念日

[陣亡戰士紀念日]

Memorial Day (American holiday)

chuànxíngdiǎnzhèndǎyìnjī

串行点阵打印机

[串行點陣打印機]

serial dot matrix printer

Sāngdìnuò Mínzú Jiěfàng Zhènxiàn

桑地诺民族解放阵线

[桑地諾民族解放陣線]

Sandinista National Liberation Front

Jiěfàng Bālèsītǎn Rénmín Zhènxiàn

解放巴勒斯坦人民阵线

[解放巴勒斯坦人民陣線]

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine