地震

dì zhèn

HSK level: HSK 5

Meaning

earthquake

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Characters

地deearth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb土也震zhènshake, quake, tremor; to excite雨辰

Examples

我怕地震。

Wǒ pà dì zhèn.

I'm afraid of earthquakes.

日本有许多地震。

Rì běn yǒu xǔ duō dì zhèn.

There are many earthquakes in Japan.

地震随时都可能发生。

Dì zhèn suí shí dōu kě néng fā shēng.

An earthquake can happen at any time.