地震

dìzhèn

noun HSK 5 #4,125

Measure Word

一次地震 cì

Meanings

1 earthquake

Characters

to shake; to vibrate

Examples

HSK 3

昨天晚上发生了地震。

Zuótiān wǎnshang fāshēng le dìzhèn.

An earthquake happened last night.

HSK 3

日本经常发生地震。

Rìběn jīngcháng fāshēng dìzhèn.

Earthquakes frequently occur in Japan.

HSK 5

这次地震造成了很大的损失。

Zhècì dìzhèn zàochéng le hěn dà de sǔnshī.

This earthquake caused great damage.

Tips

culture

The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake (汶川大地震) was a devastating 8.0 magnitude quake in Sichuan that killed nearly 70,000 people. May 12 is now China's national Disaster Prevention Day.

Stroke Order

地 dì

震 zhèn