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震

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The word 地震 is formed by combining the character 地, meaning "earth", with the character 震, meaning "shake", to create a compound that literally means "earth shake" and specifically denotes an earthquake.

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地震是一种自然灾害。

Dìzhèn shì yī zhǒng zìrán zāihài.

Earthquake is a type of natural disaster.

昨天发生了一次轻微的地震。

Zuótiān fāshēng le yī cì qīngwēi de dìzhèn.

A minor earthquake occurred yesterday.

这个地区位于活跃的地震带上。

Zhège dìqū wèiyú huóyuè de dìzhèndài shàng.

This region is located on an active seismic belt.

地震预警系统可以争取宝贵的逃生时间。

Dìzhèn yùjǐng xìtǒng kěyǐ zhēngqǔ bǎoguì de táoshēng shíjiān.

The earthquake early warning system can buy valuable escape time.

科学家们正在研究如何更准确地预测地震。

Kēxuéjiāmen zhèngzài yánjiū rúhé gèng zhǔnquè de yùcè dìzhèn.

Scientists are researching how to predict earthquakes more accurately.

Word Definition - 地震

dì zhèn earthquake

Individual Character Details

地 de, dì
震 zhèn