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zhèn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to shake
  2. 2. to flap
  3. 3. to vibrate
  4. 4. to resonate
  5. 5. to rise up with spirit
  6. 6. to rouse oneself

Words Containing 振

谐振
xié zhèn

resonance

功能磁共振成像术
gōng néng cí gòng zhèn chéng xiàng shù

functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

梁振英
liáng zhèn yīng

Leung Chun-ying (1954-), 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong

振奋
zhèn fèn

to stir oneself up

振振有辞
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí

to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions

核四级共振
hé sì jí gòng zhèn

nuclear quadrupole resonance (physics)

磁共振成像
cí gòng zhèn chéng xiàng

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

欲振乏力
yù zhèn fá lì

to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)

喘振
chuǎn zhèn

surge (of a compressor)

偏振
piān zhèn

polarization (of waves)

谐振动
xié zhèn dòng

harmonic oscillation (e.g. sound wave)

简谐振动
jiǎn xié zhèn dòng

simple harmonic oscillation

上海振华港口机械
shàng hǎi zhèn huá gǎng kǒu jī xiè

Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company

李振藩
lǐ zhèn fān

Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[lǐ xiǎo lóng]

三振
sān zhèn

to strike out

提振
tí zhèn

to boost

偏振光
piān zhèn guāng

polarization of light

磁共振
cí gòng zhèn

magnetic resonance

振幅
zhèn fú

amplitude

共振
gòng zhèn

resonance (physics)

调和振动
tiáo hé zhèn dòng

harmonic oscillation

重振
chóng zhèn

to revitalize; to restore (prestige, prosperity etc)

振荡
zhèn dàng

vibration

振作
zhèn zuò

to bestir oneself

振频
zhèn pín

frequency of vibration

振臂一呼
zhèn bì yī hū

(idiom) to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call

防喘振
fáng chuǎn zhèn

anti-surge device (of compressors etc)

横振动
héng zhèn dòng

transverse vibration

振动
zhèn dòng

to vibrate

辜振甫
gū zhèn fǔ

Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat

偏振波
piān zhèn bō

polarized wave

核磁共振
hé cí gòng zhèn

nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

功能性磁共振成像
gōng néng xìng cí gòng zhèn chéng xiàng

functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

不振
bù zhèn

lacking in vitality

振振有词
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí

to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions

振兴区
zhèn xīng qū

Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[dān dōng shì], Liaoning

三振出局
sān zhèn chū jú

see 三振[sān zhèn]

电磁振荡
diàn cí zhèn dàng

electromagnetic oscillation

令人振奋
lìng rén zhèn fèn

inspiring

振荡器
zhèn dàng qì

oscillator

坚振礼
jiān zhèn lǐ

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

振兴
zhèn xīng

Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[dān dōng shì], Liaoning

萎靡不振
wěi mǐ bù zhèn

dispirited and listless (idiom); downcast

振聋发聩
zhèn lóng fā kuì

lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

发聋振聩
fā lóng zhèn kuì

lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic

一蹶不振
yī jué bù zhèn

one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse

振安区
zhèn ān qū

Zhen'an district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[dān dōng shì], Liaoning

奥丁谐振器
ào dīng xié zhèn qì

Oudin coil

谐振子
xié zhèn zǐ

harmonic oscillator (physics)

减振
jiǎn zhèn

shock absorption

杨振宁
yáng zhèn nìng

Chen-Ning Franklin Yang (1922-), theoretical physicist, co-developer of Yang-Mills gauge theory, 1957 Nobel laureate

坚振
jiān zhèn

confirmation (Christian ceremony)

偏振镜
piān zhèn jìng

polarizing filter

振安
zhèn ān

Zhen'an district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[dān dōng shì], Liaoning

朝永振一郎
cháo yǒng zhèn yī láng

TOMONAGA Shin'ichirō (1906-1979), Japanese physicist, 1965 Nobel prize laureate with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger