震 (zan3 | zhen4) : shake; quake; greatly excited

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震

zan3

zhen4

[1] [v] shake; quake; shock; vibrate
[2] [v] be greatly excited; be deeply astonished
[3] [n] one of the Eight Trigrams (八卦), symbolizing thunder

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

震

This word has been viewed 8768 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Feb 2011 14:33

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地震 dei6 zan3 di4 zhen4 = earthquake

搞搞震 gaau2 gaau2 zan3 gao3 gao3 zhen4 = to horse around 粵

震驚 zan3 ging1 zhen4 jing1 = to shock; to astonish

震蕩 zan3 dong6 zhen4 dang4 = to vibrate

震動 zan3 dung6 zhen4 dong4 = to shake; a shock

揗揗震 tan4 tan4*2 zan3 = shiver from cold or fear 粵

大地震 daai6 dei6 zan3 da4 di4 zhen4 = great earthquake

地震學家 dei6 zan3 hok6 gaa1 di4 zhen4 xue2 jia1 = seismologist; earthquake scientist

地震學 dei6 zan3 hok6 di4 zhen4 xue2 = seismology; science of earthquakes

打冷震 daa2 laang5 zan3 = to shiver; to have an orgasm 粵

地震活動 dei6 zan3 wut6 dung6 = seismic activity

手震 sau2 zan3 = suffer from shaky hands

震央 zan3 joeng1 = epicenter

餘震 jyu4 zan3 yu2 zhen4 = an aftershock (lit., "remainder of an earthquake"), aftershocks

冷震 laang5 zan3 = to shiver 粵

攪攪震 gaau2 gaau2 zan3 = to make trouble; to disturb

有得震冇得瞓 jau5 dak1 zan3 mou5 dak1 fan3 = be seized with panic 粵

震撼 zan3 ham6 zhen4 han4 = shake, vibrate, shock, rock

震顫麻痺 zan3 zin3 maa4 bei3 = shaking palsy, Parkinson's disease

震感 zan3 gam2 zhen4 gan3 = tremors (from an earthquake)

震顫 zan3 zin3 zhen4 chan4 = trembling, chattering

打震 daa2 zan3 = to shake; to shiver; to tremble; to quiver; tremulous 粵

震音 zan3 jam1 = vibrato, tremolo 粵

搞搞震，冇幫襯 gaau2 gaau2 zan3 mou5 bong1 can3 gao3 gao3 zhen4, mao3 bang1 chen4 = to cause trouble; to go to a store and instead of buying sth. you cause trouble 粵

震耳欲聾 zan3 ji5 yuk6 lung4 zhen4 er2 yu4 long2 = ear-splitting; deafening;

震盪 zan3 dong6 zhen1 tang4 = to shake; to shock; to vibrate; to quake

震揗揗 zan3 tan4 tan4 zhen4 xun2 xun2 = to shake; to tremble 粵

震怒 zan3 nou6 zhen4 nu4 = to be furious

手揗腳震 sau2 tan4 goek3 zan3 shou3 xun2 jiao3 zhen4 = shake with fear; clumsy at

李克特震級 lei5 hak1 dak6 zan3 kap1 = the Richter Scale

眼球震顫 ngaan5 kau4 zan3 zin3 yan3 qiu2 zhen4 chan4 = nystagmus

車震 ce1 zan3 = dogging 粵

震懾 zan3 sip3 zhen4 she4 = frighten; overawe; intimidate

歐陽震華 au1 joeng4 zan3 waa4 ou1 yang2 zhen4 hua2 = Robert Au Yeung

張震 zoeng1 zan3 zhang1 zhen4 = Chang Chen

張震嶽 zoeng1 zan3 ngok6 zhang1 zhen4 yue4 = Chang Chen Yue

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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