"earthquakes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 地震

Definition

地震是由地殼變動引起的地面突然震動。它們可能很輕微，也可能非常強烈，有時會對建築物和環境造成破壞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

一般談論天然災害或歷史時常用複數。常見於新聞、科學及安全主題。不要和“餘震”（aftershock）或“微震”（tremor）混淆。

Examples

Japan has many earthquakes every year.

日本每年都有很多**地震**。

Strong earthquakes can damage buildings.

強烈的**地震**會破壞建築物。

People practice safety drills for earthquakes at school.

人們在學校進行**地震**安全演練。

Yesterday's earthquakes woke me up in the middle of the night.

昨天晚上的**地震**把我半夜吵醒了。

Some regions are always at risk of earthquakes, so people build houses differently there.

有些地區總是有**地震**風險，所以人們建房子的方式不同。

Were you nervous during those small earthquakes last week?

上週那些小**地震**時你緊張嗎？