- 一小阵儿 yīxiǎozhènr a very brief period(regional) a very brief period of time; a short while
- 一阵儿 yīzhènr a bursta short period of time; a spell; a burst of activity or emotion; (erhua variant form)
- 这阵儿 zhèzhènr nownow; at this moment
- 那阵儿 nàzhènr thenthat time; that moment; colloquial variant of [[那时|那時|na4 shi2]]