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zhèn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to shake
  2. 2. to vibrate
  3. 3. to jolt
  4. 4. to quake
  5. 5. excited
  6. 6. shocked
  7. 7. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing thunder
  8. 8.

Example Sentences

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陪審團看起來很 驚。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13504855)

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Words Containing 震

中源地震
zhōng yuán dì zhèn

medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)

震昏
zhèn hūn

to knock out (of a jolt from an earthquake or crash)

震撼
zhèn hàn

to shake

中国地震台网
zhōng guó dì zhèn tái wǎng

China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the information hub of the China Earthquake Administration 中國地震局|中国地震局[zhōng guó dì zhèn jú]

抗震结构
kàng zhèn jié gòu

earthquake-resistant construction

四川大地震
sì chuān dà dì zhèn

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

群震
qún zhèn

earthquake swarm

震动
zhèn dòng

to shake

地震中
dì zhèn zhōng

earthquake epicenter

震撼性
zhèn hàn xìng

shocking

抗震
kàng zhèn

anti-seismic measures

震蛋
zhèn dàn

love egg (sex toy)

震古烁今
zhèn gǔ shuò jīn

lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)

哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān

(idiom) the cries of grief shake the heavens

车震
chē zhèn

lit. car shaking

震波图
zhèn bō tú

seismogram

地震区
dì zhèn qū

seismic zone

震觉
zhèn jué

perception of tremor

震慑
zhèn shè

to awe

震惶
zhèn huáng

to terrify

地震局
dì zhèn jú

earthquake bureau

震级
zhèn jí

degree of earthquake (on magnitude scale)

电震
diàn zhèn

electric shock

震颤
zhèn chàn

to tremble

震感
zhèn gǎn

tremors (from an earthquake)

震骇
zhèn hài

to astonish

震旦鸦雀
zhèn dàn yā què

(bird species of China) reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei)

震惊中外
zhèn jīng zhōng wài

to shock the whole world

浅源地震
qiǎn yuán dì zhèn

shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)

强震
qiáng zhèn

powerful earthquake

地震仪
dì zhèn yí

seismometer

群发性地震
qún fā xìng dì zhèn

earthquake swarm

震源机制
zhèn yuán jī zhì

(seismology) focal mechanism

汶川大地震
wèn chuān dà dì zhèn

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

脑震荡
nǎo zhèn dàng

(med.) cerebral concussion

地震学家
dì zhèn xué jiā

seismologist

国家地震局
guó jiā dì zhèn jú

China Earthquake Administration (CEA)

震荡
zhèn dàng

to shake up

川震
chuān zhèn

Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people

震旦纪
zhèn dàn jì

Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era

震聋
zhèn lóng

to deafen

震旦
zhèn dàn

ancient Indian name for China

震区
zhèn qū

earthquake area

里氏震级
lǐ shì zhèn jí

Richter magnitude scale

地震波
dì zhèn bō

seismic wave

中国地震局
zhōng guó dì zhèn jú

China Earthquake Administration (CEA)

地震
dì zhèn

earthquake

减震
jiǎn zhèn

shock absorption

震眩弹
zhèn xuàn dàn

stun grenade

地震烈度
dì zhèn liè dù

earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power)

谭震林
tán zhèn lín

Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution

张震
zhāng zhèn

Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor

震惊
zhèn jīng

to shock

震情
zhèn qíng

circumstances of an earthquake

震颤麻痹
zhèn chàn má bì

palsy

环太平洋地震带
huán tài píng yáng dì zhèn dài

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

声名大震
shēng míng dà zhèn

to create a sensation

震音
zhèn yīn

tremolo

余震
yú zhèn

earthquake aftershock

地震带
dì zhèn dài

seismic zone

震源
zhèn yuán

epicenter (of earthquake)

震天动地
zhèn tiān dòng dì

to shake heaven and earth (idiom)

震灾
zhèn zāi

earthquake damage

减震器
jiǎn zhèn qì

shock-absorber

陕西大地震
shǎn xī dà dì zhèn

the great Shaanxi earthquake of 2nd February 1556 that killed 830,000 people

震天价响
zhèn tiān ga xiǎng

an earth-shaking noise (idiom)

关东地震
guān dōng dì zhèn

Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area

震撼弹
zhèn hàn dàn

stun grenade

减震鞋
jiǎn zhèn xié

cushioning shoe

震耳欲聋
zhèn ěr yù lóng

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

震波
zhèn bō

seismic wave

震动力
zhèn dòng lì

force of seismic wave

深源地震
shēn yuán dì zhèn

deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)

汶川地震
wèn chuān dì zhèn

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

抗震救灾指挥部
kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

震悚
zhèn sǒng

(literary) to tremble with fear

毒剂震检
dú jì zhèn jiǎn

gas detection

爆震
bào zhèn

knocking (fault in internal combustion engine)

威震
wēi zhèn

to inspire awe

震中
zhèn zhōng

earthquake epicenter

防震
fáng zhèn

shockproof

地震学
dì zhèn xué

seismology

震耳
zhèn ěr

ear-splitting

震响
zhèn xiǎng

trembling sound

唐山大地震
táng shān dà dì zhèn

Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)

震颤素
zhèn chàn sù

tremorine (drug inducing shivering)

震怒
zhèn nù

to be furious

震栗
zhèn lì

trembling

王震
wáng zhèn

Wang Zhen (1908-1993), Chinese political figure

威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià

to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)

地震活动带
dì zhèn huó dòng dài

seismic zone

敲山震虎
qiāo shān zhèn hǔ

a deliberate show of strength as a warning