西震

xīzhèn

noun #33,614

Meanings

1 earthquake to the west / western tremor (literal)
2 (in subtitle context) typically a place or person name reading

Characters

to shake; earthquake

Examples

HSK 7-9

昨夜该地区发生了一次小规模西震。

Zuóyè gāi dìqū fāshēng le yī cì xiǎo guīmó xīzhèn.

A small earthquake occurred to the west of the region last night.

HSK 7-9

新闻报道了西部的地震，简称西震。

Xīnwén bàodào le xībù de dìzhèn, jiǎnchēng xīzhèn.

The news covered the western earthquake, abbreviated as 'xīzhèn'.

Tips

usage

Not a fixed lexical item in standard Chinese - appears in subtitle corpora as either (a) an abbreviation in news writing for an earthquake in a western region (西部地震), or (b) part of a longer name. Out of context, treat compositionally: 西 (west) + 震 (tremor/earthquake). For everyday 'earthquake' just use 地震 (dìzhèn).

Stroke Order

西 xī

震 zhèn