- 一阵子 yīzhènzi a whileA short period of time; a spell.
- 一阵阵 yīzhènzhèn one wave after anotherOccurring in repeated bursts or waves; intermittently; one period after another.
- 一阵风 yīzhènfēng a gust of winda puff or gust of wind; a breeze
- 一阵兒 yīzhènr a whilea period of time; a short duration; a burst or spell of activity or weather
- 一阵儿 yīzhènr a bursta short period of time; a spell; a burst of activity or emotion; (erhua variant form)
- 前一阵 qiányīzhèn a while agoa short period of time before now; recently; some time ago
- 前一阵子 qiányīzhènzi some time agoa while ago; a period of time in the recent past
- 好一阵 hǎoyīzhèn quite a whilea considerable amount of time; quite a long time
- 好一阵子 hǎoyīzhènzi quite a whilea good while; a significant period of time
- 这一阵子 zhèyīzhènzi recentlyrecently; currently; for some time now
