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地震

dì zhèn · di zhen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

我(wǒ)听(tīng)到(dào)了(le)淡(dàn)路(lù)发(fā)生(shēng)大(dà)地(dì)震(zhèn)的(de)消(xiāo)息(xi)。

I heard the news that there had been a big earthquake in Awaji.

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

大(dà)地(dì)震(zhèn)发(fā)生(shēng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)才(cái)十(shí)岁(suì)。

When the big earthquake occurred, I was just ten.

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

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