余震 (yú zhèn) — aftershock

Definition

Examples

• 强烈的地震之后，又发生了多次余震。
  Qiáng liè de dì zhèn zhī hòu, yòu fā shēng le duō cì yú zhèn.
  After the strong earthquake, many aftershocks occurred.
• 这次余震的强度比第一次地震小很多。
  Zhè cì yú zhèn de qiáng dù bǐ dì yī cì dì zhèn xiǎo hěn duō.
  The intensity of this aftershock is much smaller than that of the main earthquake.
• 居民们担心晚上会有余震，都不敢回家。
  Jū mín men dān xīn wǎn shàng huì yǒu yú zhèn, dōu bù gǎn huí jiā.
  Residents worried there would be aftershocks at night and dared not go home.