地动山摇 dì dòng shān yáo

earthshaking; huge shock or upheaval

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 48933rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

Characters

Character Meaning
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
动 dòng HSK 2
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to stir (emotions)
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
摇 yáo HSK 5
to shake; to rock; to crank