Usage of the character 震

Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people
same as 四川大地震 ( Sìchuān Dàdìzhèn)

chēzhèn

车震

[車震]

to have car sex

zhènjīng

震惊

[震驚]

to shock
to astonish

dìzhèn

地震

[地震]

earthquake

zhènzāi

震灾

[震災]

disastrous earthquake

zhènxiǎng

震响

[震響]

trembling sound
vibration

Zhāng Zhèn

张震

[張震]

Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor

bìzhènxié

避震鞋

[避震鞋]

cushioning shoes (Tw)

dìzhènyí

地震仪

[地震儀]

seismometer

Tán Zhènlín

谭震林

[譚震林]

Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the Cultural Revolution

nǎozhèndàng

脑震荡

[腦震盪]

(med.) cerebral concussion

dìzhènjú

地震局

[地震局]

earthquake bureau

dìzhènxué

地震学

[地震學]

seismology
science of earthquakes

zhèndànjì

震旦纪

[震旦紀]

Sinian (c. 800-542 million years ago), late phase of pre-Cambrian geological era

zhènchànsù

震颤素

[震顫素]

tremorine (drug inducing shivering)

jiǎnzhènqì

减震器

[減震器]

shock-absorber

dìzhènqū

地震区

[地震區]

seismic zone
earthquake belt

dìzhèndài

地震带

[地震帶]

seismic zone
earthquake belt

jiǎnzhènxié

减震鞋

[減震鞋]

cushioning shoe

zhènhàndàn

震撼弹

[震撼彈]

stun grenade
(Tw) (fig.) sth that produces shockwaves
bombshell (revelation)
blockbuster (product)

zhèndònglì

震动力

[震動力]

force of seismic wave

zhènxuàndàn

震眩弹

[震眩彈]

stun grenade

zhènhànxìng

震撼性

[震撼性]

shocking
stunning
sensational

zhènbōtú

震波图

[震波圖]

seismogram

dìzhènbō

地震波

[地震波]

seismic wave

Wènchuān Dìzhèn

汶川地震

[汶川地震]

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

zhèn'ěryùlóng

震耳欲聋

[震耳欲聾]

ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

shēnyuándìzhèn

深源地震

[深源地震]

deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)

shēngmíngdàzhèn

声名大震

[聲名大震]

to create a sensation

Lǐshìzhènjí

里氏震级

[里氏震級]

Richter magnitude scale

kūshēngzhèntiān

哭声震天

[哭聲震天]

(idiom) the cries of grief shake the heavens

Zhèndànyāquè

震旦鸦雀

[震旦鴉雀]

(bird species of China) reed parrotbill (Paradoxornis heudei)

zhōngyuándìzhèn

中源地震

[中源地震]

medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)

zhènyuánjīzhì

震源机制

[震源機制]

(seismology) focal mechanism

kàngzhènjiégòu

抗震结构

[抗震結構]

earthquake-resistant construction

zhènchànmábì

震颤麻痹

[震顫麻痺]

palsy
trembling paralysis
used for Parkinson's disease 帕金森病 ( Pàjīnsēnbìng)

zhènjīngzhōngwài

震惊中外

[震驚中外]

to shock the whole world

Guāndōngdìzhèn

关东地震

[關東地震]

Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area

zhèntiāndòngdì

震天动地

[震天動地]

to shake heaven and earth (idiom)

wēizhèntiānxià

威震天下

[威震天下]

to inspire awe throughout the empire (idiom)

dìzhènlièdù

地震烈度

[地震烈度]

earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power)

dìzhènxuéjiā

地震学家

[地震學家]

seismologist
earthquake scientist

qiāoshānzhènhǔ

敲山震虎

[敲山震虎]

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

zhèntiāngaxiǎng

震天价响

[震天價響]

an earth-shaking noise (idiom)

zhèngǔshuòjīn

震古烁今

[震古爍今]

lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)
fig. to be earthshaking

qiǎnyuándìzhèn

浅源地震

[淺源地震]

shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)

Guójiā Dìzhènjú

国家地震局

[國家地震局]

China Earthquake Administration (CEA)
State Seismological Bureau

Zhōngguó Dìzhènjú

中国地震局

[中國地震局]

China Earthquake Administration (CEA)
State Seismological Bureau

qúnfāxìngdìzhèn

群发性地震

[群發性地震]

earthquake swarm

Tángshān Dàdìzhèn

唐山大地震

[唐山大地震]

Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)

Wènchuān Dàdìzhèn

汶川大地震

[汶川大地震]

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

dìzhènhuódòngdài

地震活动带

[地震活動帶]

seismic zone
earthquake belt

Sìchuān Dàdìzhèn

四川大地震

[四川大地震]

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

Shǎnxīdàdìzhèn

陕西大地震

[陝西大地震]

the great Shaanxi earthquake of 2nd February 1556 that killed 830,000 people

Zhōngguó Dìzhèn Táiwǎng

中国地震台网

[中國地震台網]

China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the information hub of the China Earthquake Administration 中國地震局／中国地震局 ( Zhōngguó Dìzhènjú)

Huán Tàipíngyáng Dìzhèndài

环太平洋地震带

[環太平洋地震帶]

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

Kàngzhèn Jiùzāi Zhǐhuībù

抗震救灾指挥部

[抗震救災指揮部]

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters