zhèn
Pinyin

Definition

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zhèn
  1. to shake
  2. to vibrate
  3. to jolt
  4. to quake
  5. excited
  6. shocked
  7. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing thunder

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dì zhèn
  1. 1 earthquake
zhèn hàn
  1. 1 to shake
  2. 2 to shock
  3. 3 to stun
  4. 4 shocking
  5. 5 stunning
  6. 6 shock
zhèn jīng
  1. 1 to shock
  2. 2 to astonish
chē zhèn
  1. 1 lit. car shaking
  2. 2 car sex
zhèn
  1. 1 to shake
  2. 2 to vibrate
  3. 3 to jolt
  4. 4 to quake
  5. 5 excited
  6. 6 shocked
  7. 7 one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing thunder
  8. 8

Idioms (6)

哭声震天
kū shēng zhèn tiān
  1. 1 lit. cries of grief shake the heavens
  2. 2 great sorrow (idiom)
威震天下
wēi zhèn tiān xià
  1. 1 to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)
震古烁今
zhèn gǔ shuò jīn
  1. 1 shaking the old and illuminating the new (idiom); surpassing the ancients and dazzling contemporaries
  2. 2 glorious and world-shattering
震天价响
zhèn tiān ga xiǎng
  1. 1 an earth-shaking noise (idiom)
震天动地
zhèn tiān dòng dì
  1. 1 to shake heaven and earth (idiom)

Sample Sentences

张震岳-OK
zhāngzhènyuè - 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。
hái suàn yǒudiǎnr chángshí ya nǐ ,xiáyì xiāngduìlùn shì Àiyīnsītǎn zài guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn fāxiàn qián shínián zhìdìng de ,dāngshí yǐ lìng rén zhènjīng de jiēshì le shíjiān de liúshì bìngfēi juéduì ,dàn yǔ Niúdùn zài 1687 nián suǒ chǎnshù de jīngdiǎn yǐnlì dìnglǜ ,zài xǔduō fāngmiàn dōu bù yīzhì 。
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?
wā !tài zhènhàn le !dìliù jì jiù zhème wán le ma ?
Wow! That was so epic! Was that the end of season six?
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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。
shì a ,nǐ zhīdào ma ?xiànzài měicì liánxùjù bō dào yībàn ,wǒ dōu hái huì zài diànshì gōngyìguǎnggào shàng kàndào xiàodào wénhuà de xuānchuán ne 。zhēn shì yòu gǎndòng yòu zhènhàn 。
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!
érqiě yòu yuǎnshè yòu língkōng chōushè de ,zuìhòu hái jīhū wánchéng le dàoguà jīngōu ,yī qiú bǐ yī qiú zhènhàn nà !
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!
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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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车子怪怪的,刹车的时候会震动。
chēzi guàiguài de ,shāchē de shíhou huì zhèndòng 。
The car is being weird, when I break, I feel a vibration.
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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!
wǒ yě kàn le ,yě tǐng zhènhàn de ,túbù yuèbīng fāngduì de jūnrén ,shēngāo 、bùfá jiǎnzhí dōu yīmúyīyàng ā !
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!
gāngcái de dìzhèn hǎo dà !hèsǐ wǒ le !
The earthquake just now was really big! I was scared to death!
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