地震 meaning and pronunciation

地震
Simplified/traditional word

地震 English definition

dì zhèn
  • earthquake

HSK level

Characters

  • 地 (de): -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct;
  • 震 (zhèn): to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳;