Meaning of zhèn:
震
to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; shocked
Dìzhèn shǐ zhěnggè chéngshì dōu zài zhèndòng.
地震使整个城市都在震动。
The earthquake caused the whole city to shake.
Dìmiàn zài fāshēng zhèndòng.
地面在发生震动。
The ground is vibrating.
Dìzhèn de shíhòu, fángzi kāishǐ zhèn dòng.
地震的时候，房子开始震动。
During the earthquake, the house started to shake.
Zuó wǎn de dì zhèn hěn dà, xǔ duō rén bèi chǎo xǐng le.
昨晚的地震很大，许多人被吵醒了。
Last night's earthquake was strong, and many people were woken up.
Zuótiān de dìzhèn ràng dàjiā gǎndào fēicháng jīngyà.
昨天的地震让大家感到非常惊讶。
Yesterday's earthquake made everyone feel very shocked.
excited; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder; ☳
Tā duì zhège xiāoxī gǎndào hěn zhènjīng.
他对这个消息感到很震惊。
He was very shocked by this news.
Zài bāguà zhōng, zhèn xiàngzhēngzhe léishēng de lìliàng.
在八卦中，震象征着雷声的力量。
In the Eight Trigrams, Zhen symbolizes the power of thunder.
Dìzhèn yǐnqǐle jiànzhù wù de dǎotā.
地震引起了建筑物的倒塌。
The earthquake caused the collapse of buildings.
