震央
zhèn yāng
Pinyin

Definition

震央
 - 
zhèn yāng
  1. earthquake epicenter (Tw)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中央
zhōng yāng
  1. 1 central
  2. 2 middle
  3. 3 center
  4. 4 central authorities (of a state)
地震
dì zhèn
  1. 1 earthquake
央视
Yāng shì
  1. 1 China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[Zhōng guó Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái]
震撼
zhèn hàn
  1. 1 to shake
  2. 2 to shock
  3. 3 to stun
  4. 4 shocking
  5. 5 stunning
  6. 6 shock
震惊
zhèn jīng
  1. 1 to shock
  2. 2 to astonish

Idioms (7)

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)
长乐未央
cháng lè wèi yāng
  1. 1 endless happiness (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)

Sample Sentences

是啊，其实我们离震央不远，我来打电话问问爸妈那边有没有事。
shì a ，qíshí wǒmen lí zhènyāng bù yuǎn ，wǒ lái dǎ diànhuà wèn wen bàmā nàbiān yǒumeiyǒu shì 。
Yes, we're not actually that far from the epicenter, I will call mum and dad to see if they are OK.
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