地震
dì zhèn
Pinyin

Definition

地震
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dì zhèn
  1. earthquake

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

地
de
  1. 1 -ly
  2. 2 structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地主
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
地址
dì zhǐ
  1. 1 address
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
地方
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position
倒地
dǎo dì
  1. 1 to fall to the ground
内地
Nèi dì
  1. 1 mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
  2. 2 Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
原地
yuán dì
  1. 1 (in) the original place
  2. 2 the place where one currently is
  3. 3 place of origin
  4. 4 local (product)
土地
tǔ dì
  1. 1 land
  2. 2 soil
  3. 3 territory
  4. 4 CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài]
地上
dì shang
  1. 1 on the ground
  2. 2 on the floor
地下
dì xià
  1. 1 underground
  2. 2 subterranean
  3. 3 covert
地中海
Dì zhōng Hǎi
  1. 1 Mediterranean Sea
地位
dì wèi
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 status
  3. 3 place
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
地儿
dì r5
  1. 1 place
  2. 2 space
地区
dì qū
  1. 1 local
  2. 2 regional
  3. 3 district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)
  4. 4 region
  5. 5 area
  6. 6 as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city)
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
地图
dì tú
  1. 1 map
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng],本[běn]
地域
dì yù
  1. 1 area
  2. 2 district
  3. 3 region
地坛
Dì tán
  1. 1 Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
地带
dì dài
  1. 1 zone
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
地心
dì xīn
  1. 1 the earth's core
  2. 2 geocentric

Idioms (20)

一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一败涂地
yī bài tú dì
  1. 1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. 2 a crushing defeat
  3. 3 beaten and in a hopeless position
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
  1. 1 lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go to great lengths
  3. 3 to search heaven and earth
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
  1. 1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
  1. 1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
  2. 2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
出人头地
chū rén tóu dì
  1. 1 to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
  2. 2 to excel
哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān
  1. 1 lit. cries of grief shake the heavens
  2. 2 great sorrow (idiom)
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
地久天长
dì jiǔ tiān cháng
  1. 1 enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal
  2. 2 for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc)
  3. 3 also written 天長地久|天长地久
地利人和
dì lì rén hé
  1. 1 favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
  1. 1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
  1. 1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
壹败涂地
yī bài tú dì
  1. 1 beaten and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
  2. 2 a crushing defeat
  3. 3 failed and in a hopeless position
天不怕地不怕
tiān bù pà dì bù pà
  1. 1 fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fearless
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
天地悬隔
tiān dì xuán gé
  1. 1 lit. a gulf between heaven and earth
  2. 2 wide difference of opinion (idiom)
天寒地冻
tiān hán dì dòng
  1. 1 cold weather, frozen ground (idiom); bitterly cold
天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè
  1. 1 heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
  2. 2 fig. violent revolution
  3. 3 major social upheaval

Sample Sentences

地震后，大家七手八脚地帮忙。
dìzhèn hòu ，dàjiā qīshǒubājiǎo de bāngmáng 。
After the earthquake, everyone rushed to help out.
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很多公司在盖房子的时候，都会偷工减料。结果地震一来，全部都倒了。
hěnduō gōngsī zài gài fángzi de shíhou ，dōu huì tōugōngjiǎnliào 。jiéguǒ dìzhèn yī lái ，quánbù dōu dǎo le 。
A lot of companies would cut corners when they build houses. When the earthquake hit, all the houses fell down in the end.
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刚才的地震好大！吓死我了！
gāngcái de dìzhèn hǎo dà ！hèsǐ wǒ le ！
The earthquake just now was really big! I was scared to death!
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规模四级的有感地震，各地陆续传出灾情，建筑物倒塌、人员受伤，救护人员忙得不可开交，目前伤亡人数还在统计中，请锁定本台新闻，将持续为您报导最新的情况
guīmó sì jí de yǒu gǎn dìzhèn ，gèdì lùxù to give off zāiqíng ，jiànzhùwù dǎotā 、rényuán shòushāng ，jiùhùrényuán máng de bùkěkāijiāo ，mùqián shāngwáng rénshù háizài tǒngjì zhōng ，qǐng suǒdìng běn tái xīnwén ，jiāng chíxù wèi nín bàodǎo zuìxīn de qíngkuàng
... it felt like a magnitude 4 earthquake, there are reports on the disaster from all over coming in, including roof collapses and injuries. The rescue workers are totally overwhelmed. We are still totting up the injury and death count. Please stick here for all the latest news on the situation...
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地震以后，很多国家都参加救援。
dìzhèn yǐhòu ，hěn duō guójiā dōu cānjiā jiùyuán 。
After the earthquake, many countries offered emergency aid.
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地震的时候水和食物都不够，有的商人就会趁机涨价。
dìzhèn de shíhou shuǐ hé shíwù dōu bùgòu ，yǒude shāngrén jiù huì chènjī zhǎngjià 。
When there's an earthquake, food and water aren't enough, and some businessmen will take advantage of the rise in prices.
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地震了！地震了！
dìzhèn le ！dìzhèn le ！
Earthquake! Earthquake!
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大家都下来了吧？嗯，很好，这次的地震演习结束！
dàjiā dōu xiàlái le ba ？ng ，hěn hǎo ，zhècì de dìzhèn yǎnxí jiéshù ！
Did everyone make it down? Well, good, this earthquake drill is over!
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呀，地震了。
ya ，dìzhèn le 。
Ah! An earthquake!
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又地震了！
yòu dìzhèn le ！
There was an earthquake again!
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