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震

zhèn · zhen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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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.

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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