| 震 | zhèn | to shake; to vibrate; to jolt; to quake; excited; shocked; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing thunder; ☳ |
| 震动 | zhèn dòng | to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration |
| 地震 | dì zhèn | earthquake |
| 震惊 | zhèn jīng | to shock; to astonish |
| 抗震 | kàng zhèn | anti-seismic measures; seismic defenses; earthquake resistant |
| 震撼 | zhèn hàn | to shake; to vibrate; to shock; to stun; shocking; stunning; fig. mind-blowing |
| 震荡 | zhèn dàng | to vibrate; to shake; to shudder; to shake unsteadily |
| 地震学 | dì zhèn xué | seismology; science of earthquakes |
| 防震 | fáng zhèn | shockproof; to guard against earthquakes |
| 减震 | jiǎn zhèn | shock absorption; damping |
| 中国国家地震局 | Zhōng guó Guó jiā dì zhèn jú | China earthquake administration (CEA); State seismological bureau |
| 中国地震台 | Zhōng guó dì zhèn tái | China earthquake administration (CEA); State seismological bureau |
| 中国地震局 | Zhōng guó dì zhèn jú | China earthquake administration (CEA); State seismological bureau |
| 中源地震 | zhōng yuán dì zhèn | medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep) |
| 令人震惊 | lìng rén zhèn jīng | shocking; astonishing |
| 哭声震天 | kū shēng zhèn tiān | lit. cries of grief shake the heavens; great sorrow (idiom) |
| 唐山大地震 | Táng shān dà dì zhèn | the great Tangshan earthquake of 27th July 1976 that killed more than 650,000 people |
| 四川大地震 | Sì chuān dà dì zhèn | Sichuan great earthquake; the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people |
| 国家地震局 | Guó jiā dì zhèn jú | China earthquake administration (CEA); State seismological bureau |
| 地震中 | dì zhèn zhōng | earthquake epicenter |
| 地震仪 | dì zhèn yí | seismometer |
| 地震区 | dì zhèn qū | seismic zone; earthquake belt |
| 地震学家 | dì zhèn xué jiā | seismologist; earthquake scientist |
| 地震局 | dì zhèn jú | earthquake bureau |
| 地震带 | dì zhèn dài | seismic zone; earthquake belt |
| 地震波 | dì zhèn bō | seismic wave |
| 地震活动带 | dì zhèn huó dòng dài | seismic zone; earthquake belt |
| 地震烈度 | dì zhèn liè dù | earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power) |
| 大地震 | dà dì zhèn | great earthquake |
| 威震天下 | wēi zhèn tiān xià | formidable renown gives one authority over the whole country |
| 川震 | Chuān zhèn | 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 |
| 张震 | Zhāng Zhèn | Chang Chen (1976-), Taiwanese film actor |
| 强震 | qiáng zhèn | powerful earthquake; abbr. for 强烈地震 |
| 抗震救灾指挥部 | kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù | earthquake relief headquarter |
| 抗震结构 | kàng zhèn jié gòu | earthquake resistant construction |
| 敲山震虎 | qiāo shān zhèn hǔ | a deliberate show of strength as a warning |
| 毒剂震检 | dú jì zhèn jiǎn | gas detection |
| 汶川地震 | Wèn chuān dì zhèn | the Wenchuan earthquake of May 2008 that killed 80,000 people |
| 汶川大地震 | Wèn chuān dà dì zhèn | the Wenchuan great earthquake of May 2008 |
| 深源地震 | shēn yuán dì zhèn | deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep) |
| 浅源地震 | qiǎn yuán dì zhèn | shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep) |
| 减震器 | jiǎn zhèn qì | shock-absorber |
| 爆震 | bào zhèn | knocking (fault in internal combustion engine) |
| 王震 | Wáng Zhèn | Wang Zhen |
| 环太平洋地震带 | Huán Tài píng yáng dì zhèn dài | Pacific rim seismic belt; Ring of fire |
| 声名大震 | shēng míng dà zhèn | to create a sensation |
| 脑震荡 | nǎo zhèn dàng | (med.) cerebral concussion |
| 谭震林 | Tán Zhèn lín | Tan Zhenlin (1902-1983), PRC revolutionary and military leader, played political role after the cultural revolution |
| 车震 | chē zhèn | lit. car shaking; car sex |
| 里氏震级 | Lǐ shì zhèn jí | Richter magnitude scale |
