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候风地动仪

hòu fēng dì dòng yídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[Zhāng Héng] in 132
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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.

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Original source entry:

候風地動儀 候风地动仪 [hou4 feng1 di4 dong4 yi2] /the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132/

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Other forms in these source records: 候風地動儀

  • 候
    hòu

    to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days

  • 风
    fēng

    wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]

  • 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]

  • 动
    dòng

    (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb

  • 仪
    yí

    apparatus / rites / appearance / present / ceremony

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