地 震 学

dì zhèn xuédictionary entry

seismology / science of earthquakes

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Original source entry:

地震學地震学 [di4 zhen4 xue2] /seismology/science of earthquakes/

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Other forms in these source records: 地震學

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 / ☳
学
xué
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

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