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浅源地震

qiǎn yuán dì zhèndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-60f9cf03733061d1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

淺源地震 浅源地震 [qian3 yuan2 di4 zhen4] /shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)/

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Other forms in these source records: 淺源地震

  • 浅
    jiān

    sound of moving water

    qiǎn

    shallow / light (color)

  • 源
    yuán

    root / source / origin

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

  • 震
    zhèn

    to shake / to vibrate / to jolt / to quake / excited / shocked / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing thunder / ☳

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.