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震 (zhèn) — to shake, to vibrate, to jolt; to be shocked, to be stunned

Definition

震 is a literary verb covering both physical shaking (earthquakes, thunder) and the shock/stunning effect on people. 震动 and 振动 are more physical/technical, while 震惊 is the closer match for the figurative 'shocked' sense.

verb
to shaketo vibrateto joltto be shockedto be stunned
Easily confused

Examples

  • 震。
    Dì zhèn shí zhěng dòng lóu dōu zài zhèn.
    The whole building was shaking during the earthquake.
  • 震。
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng zhèn zhù le suǒ yǒu tīng zhòng.
    His speech stunned all the listeners.
  • ，震。
    Yī shēng léi xiǎng, chuāng hu dōu bèi zhèn dé fā chàn.
    A thunderclap shook the windows so they rattled.
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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