地震
dìzhèn
earthquake
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 昨天发生了一次小地震。A minor earthquake occurred yesterday.
- 地震时要保持冷静。One must stay calm during an earthquake.
Collocations
发生地震强烈地震地震预警抗震
Mnemonic
地 dì "earth" + 震 zhèn "to quake": the earth quaking, i.e. an earthquake. 震 has the rain radical 雨 on top.
Related
灾害海啸火山抗震
Quick check
What do the two characters of 地震 mean?