zhèn

HSK 5
common

Meaning of 地震

地震 means earthquake; seismic tremor; quake; to have an earthquake; to quake; for the earth to tremor. Pronounced dì zhèn. HSK 5.

  • earthquake; seismic tremor; quake
  • to have an earthquake; to quake; for the earth to tremor

Definitions & Examples

běn
shì
zhèn
duō
de
guó
jiā
 

Japan is a country prone to frequent earthquakes.

Zhè
zhèn
de
zhèn
dào
le
shì
diǎn
líng
 

The magnitude of this earthquake reached 8.0 on the Richter scale.

zhèn
zào
chéng
le
yán
zhòng
de
fáng
dǎo
rén
yuán
sǎng
wáng
 

The earthquake caused severe building collapses and casualties.

xué
jiā
men
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
zhèn
jǐng
tǒng
 

Scientists are researching earthquake early warning systems.

Gòu
zào
zhèn
shì
yóu
qiào
bǎn
kuài
yùn
dòng
yǐn
de
 

Tectonic earthquakes are caused by the movement of crustal plates.

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