陕西大地震 shǎn xī dà dì zhèn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

陕 shǎn mountain pass; Shanxi province
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
地 dì earth; soil, ground; region
震 zhèn shake, quake, tremor; excite