How to say “earthquake” in Chinese
earthquake
“Earthquake” in Chinese is 地震, dì zhèn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
地震 is read dì zhèn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”. As a particle it is read de.
On top, 雨 “rain”: thunder shakes the sky. Below, 辰 chén hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “地震”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 地震. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这次地震造成了很大的损失。zhècìdìzhènzàochénglehěndàdesǔnshīThis earthquake caused enormous damage.
- 这次地震严重吗？zhècìdìzhènyánzhòngmaWas the earthquake serious?
- 这个湖是地震形成的zhègehúshìdìzhènxíngchéngdeThis lake was formed by an earthquake.
- 这场地震给当地带来了巨大的灾难。zhèchǎngdìzhèngěidāngdìdàiláilejùdàdezāinànThis earthquake brought a huge catastrophe to the area.
More words from the lesson “Disasters and damage”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “earthquake” in Chinese?
“Earthquake” in Chinese is 地震, pinyin dìzhèn.
What does 地震 mean?
地震 (dìzhèn) means “earthquake”.
How do you write 地震?
地震 is 2 characters: 地 (dì) — earth, ground; 震 (zhèn) — shake, quake. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 地震?
地震 is read dìzhèn. Tones: dì — fourth tone, zhèn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“earthquake” in the lesson “Disasters and damage”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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