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震

zhèn · zhen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  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
  8. ☳
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Music that shakes the table

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)的(de)音乐(yīnyuè)震(zhèn)得(de)我(wǒ)耳朵(ěrduo)疼(téng)。

    The music in this shop makes my ears hurt.

  2. Liangliang

    桌子(zhuōzi)也(yě)在(zài)震(zhèn)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)杯子(bēizi)里(lǐ)的(de)水(shuǐ)。

    The table is shaking too. Look at the water in the cup.

  3. Dengdeng

    水(shuǐ)在(zài)跳舞(tiàowǔ)呢(ne)！

    The water is dancing!

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    Let us leave.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。我(wǒ)的(de)耳朵(ěrduo)还(hái)在(zài)震(zhèn)呢(ne)。

    Okay. My ears are still shaking.

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2 examples
01

半(bàn)夜(yè)的(de)一(yì)声(shēng)巨(jù)响(xiǎng)把(bǎ)整(zhěng)栋(dòng)楼(lóu)都(dōu)震(zhèn)醒(xǐng)了(le)。

A loud bang in the middle of the night shook the whole building awake.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)震(zhèn)得(de)他(tā)半(bàn)天(tiān)说(shuō)不(bu)出(chū)话(huà)来(lái)。

The news shocked him so much that he couldn't speak for a long while.

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