震
zhèn
Pinyin
Definition
震
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- to shake
- to vibrate
- to jolt
- to quake
- excited
- shocked
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing thunder
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Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
哭声震天
- 1 lit. cries of grief shake the heavens
- 2 great sorrow (idiom)
威震天下
- 1 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
震古烁今
- 1 shaking the old and illuminating the new (idiom); surpassing the ancients and dazzling contemporaries
- 2 glorious and world-shattering
震天价响
- 1 an earth-shaking noise (idiom)
震天动地
- 1 to shake heaven and earth (idiom)
Sample Sentences
张震岳-OK
Zhang Zhenyue - OK (song title)
还算有点常识呀你,狭义相对论是爱因斯坦在广义相对论发现前十年制定的,当时已令人震惊地揭示了时间的流逝并非绝对,但与牛顿在1687年所阐述的经典引力定律,在许多方面都不一致。
So you do have some general knowledge. Special relativity was defined by Einstein ten years before he came to the theory of general relativity. At that time, he'd already revealed to everyone's surprise that the flow of time was not absolute, but it was also not entirely the same as the classic laws of gravitation which he described in 1687, in many aspects.
哇!太震撼了!第六季就这么完了吗?
Wow! That was so epic! Was that the end of season six?
是啊,你知道吗?现在每次连续剧播到一半,我都还会在电视公益广告上看到孝道文化的宣传呢。真是又感动又震撼。
I see. You know? During the commercial break of soap operas nowadays, I'll always see public service announcements promoting filial piety. It is something I find at once moving and shocking.
而且又远射又凌空抽射的,最后还几乎完成了倒挂金钩,一球比一球震撼呐!
And he made that long shot volley, then he almost managed a bicycle kick in the end. Each shot was more stunning than the last!
地震后,大家七手八脚地帮忙。
After the earthquake, everyone rushed to help out.
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。
A lot of companies would cut corners when they build houses. When the earthquake hit, all the houses fell down in the end.
车子怪怪的,刹车的时候会震动。
The car is being weird, when I break, I feel a vibration.
我也看了,也挺震撼的,徒步阅兵方队的军人,身高、步伐简直都一模一样啊!
I saw it too, it was stunning. The infantrymen in the parade were so tall and their marching was precisely in sync!
刚才的地震好大!吓死我了!
The earthquake just now was really big! I was scared to death!