震级 (zhèn jí) — magnitude (of an earthquake)

Definition

Examples

• 这次地震的震级达到了7.8级。
  Zhè cì dì zhèn de zhèn jí dá dào le 7. 8 jí.
  The magnitude of this earthquake reached 7.8.
• 专家用仪器测量地震的震级。
  Zhuān jiā yòng yí qì cè liáng dì zhèn de zhèn jí.
  Experts use instruments to measure the magnitude of earthquakes.
• 历史上最大震级的地震发生在智利。
  Lì shǐ shàng zuì dà zhèn jí de dì zhèn fā shēng zài zhì lì.
  The earthquake with the largest magnitude in history occurred in Chile.