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雁阵

Word · NounTraditional雁陣

geese formation; V-formation

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

formation of flying geese; V-formation

Refers to the characteristic V-shaped or linear formation adopted by wild geese during migration. Often used metaphorically to describe orderly, coordinated movement.

Qiū秋
tiān天
dào到
le了
 ,
dà大
yàn雁
pái排
chéng成
yàn雁
zhèn阵
xiàng向
nán南
fēi飞
qù去
 。

Autumn has arrived, and the wild geese are flying south in formation.

Tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
fēi飞
guò过
yī一
qún群
yàn雁
zhèn阵
 ,
pái排
chéng成
 “
rén人
 ”
zì字
xíng形
 。

A formation of geese flew across the sky, arranged in a V shape.

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Zhàn战
shì士
men们
xiàng像
yàn雁
zhèn阵
yī一
yàng样
zhěng整
qí齐
de地
qián前
jìn进
 。

The soldiers advanced as neatly as a formation of geese.