dà dì zhèn

Translation

  • great earthquake

Examples

  • 今天8.8级的强大地震袭击了日本的岛屿。
    A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today.
  • 印度昨天发生了一场大地震
    A big earthquake occurred in India yesterday.
  • 没有人知道东京甚么时候会发生大地震
    There is no telling when a severe earthquake will strike Tokyo.
  • 大地震发生的时候,我才十歲。
    When the big earthquake occurred I was just ten.
  • 若有大地震,房屋会倒塌呀!
    If there’s a big earthquake, the house could really collapse!
  • 我听到了淡路发生大地震的消息。
    I heard the news that there had been a big earthquake in Awaji.
  • 据一些学者称,现在可能随时发生一场特大地震
    According to some scholars, a major earthquake could occur at any moment now.
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