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震动

zhèn dòng · zhen dong

Traditional 震動

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to shake
  2. to vibrate
  3. to strongly affect
  4. shock
  5. vibration
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Vibrating phone

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)响(xiǎng)了(le)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)听到(tīngdào)声音(shēngyīn)。

    Is your phone ringing? I hear something.

  2. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)是(shì)震动(zhèndòng)模式(móshì)。

    No, my phone is on vibrate mode.

  3. Liangliang

    整张(zhěngzhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)都(dōu)在(zài)震动(zhèndòng)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)看(kàn)我们(wǒmen)。

    The whole table is shaking. Everyone is looking at us.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)手机(shǒujī)放(fàng)进(jìn)包(bāo)里(lǐ)，就(jiù)安静(ānjìng)了(le)。

    Let me put it in my bag. It will be quiet.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)包(bāo)在(zài)震动(zhèndòng)！

    But your bag is vibrating now!

  6. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，是(shì)我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)在(zài)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)。

    Ha, it is my mum calling.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)感(gǎn)觉(jué)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)在(zài)震(zhèn)动(dòng)

I felt my hands tremble.

Tatoeba: Chinese by npes89033 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

飞(fēi)机(jī)开(kāi)始(shǐ)震(zhèn)动(dòng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，乘(chéng)客(kè)们(men)都(dōu)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

Passengers became nervous when the plane began to vibrate.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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