一jat1陣zan6子zi2

English

1. a while
2. a spell
3. a short time
4. a burst
5. a period of time; a whileunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 泛指一段時間，時間長度可以短亦都可以長unreviewed?

Examples

• 你得走一陣子。

  You have to wait a while.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 我好一陣子沒看到你了。

  I haven't seen you for a while.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 我看这雨还会下一阵子。

  I don't think this rain will let up anytime soon.

  Tatoeba · basilhan CC BY

• 我已经注意你一阵子了。

  I've had my eye on you for a while.

  Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

• 我好一陣子沒吃過中國菜。

  I haven't eaten Chinese food in a while.

  Tatoeba · Atomo CC BY

• unreviewed?

  佢開始踢波有一陣子。

  He started playing football a while back.

• unreviewed?

  佢停咗冇玩電腦一陣子，冇耐又玩噃。

  He stopped playing computer games for a while, but it didn't last long.