这支队伍分成了几阵，准备出发。
zhè zhī duìwǔ fēn chéngle jī zhèn ， zhǔnbèi chūfā 。
This team is divided into several groups and is ready to set off.
他觉得这阵雨下得很大。
tā juéde zhè zhènyǔ xià déhěn dà 。
He thinks this burst of rain is very heavy.
我们等待了他一阵，但他仍然没有来。
wǒmen děngdài le tā yīzhèn ， dàn tā réngrán méiyǒu lái 。
We waited for him for a short while, but he still didn't come.