陝西大地震 shǎn xī dà dì zhèn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

陝 shǎn mountain pass; Shaanxi province
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
震 zhèn
HSK 5
shake, quake, tremor; excite