雁阵

雁陣
yànzhèn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 formation of flying geese
  2. 2 skein of geese

Examples

HSK 5
Qiūtiān, tiānshàng cháng néng kàndào nán fēi de yànzhèn.
In autumn you can often see formations of geese flying south.
HSK 7-9
Yànzhèn lüèguò húmiàn, páichéng le yí ge zhěngqí de " rén " zì.
The formation of geese swept over the lake, lined up in a neat V.

Tips

culture
Geese fly in lines shaped like 人 or 一, and in classical poetry a formation heading south marks autumn, distance and homesickness. 王勃's 《滕王阁序》 has 雁阵惊寒 'the geese, startled by the cold'.

Stroke Order

雁 yàn
阵 zhèn