震

To shake in Chinese: 震 (zhèn)

zhèn

to shake

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to shake
  2. 2to vibrate
  3. 3to jolt
  4. 4to quake
  5. 5excited
  6. 6shocked
  7. 7one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing thunder
  8. 8☳

Stroke order

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震

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄣˋ

zhèn

ㄓ/ zhㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 远处的雷声震得玻璃直响。

    yuǎn chù de léi shēng zhèn dé bō lí zhí xiǎng。

    The distant thunder made the glass rattle.

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Related words

地震

dì zhèn

earthquake

震惊

zhèn jīng

to shock

震动

zhèn dòng

to shake

震撼

zhèn hàn

to shake

争吵

zhēng chǎo

to quarrel

争端

zhēng duān

dispute

争分夺秒

zhēng fēn duó miǎo

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom)

争光

zhēng guāng

to win an honor

争气

zhēng qì

to work hard for sth

争先恐后

zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom)

争执

zhēng zhí

to dispute

征

zhēng

journey

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