HSK 5 · verb · Practice

地震

dìzhèn

earthquake

昨天夜里发生了地震。

Zuótiān yè lǐ fāshēngle dìzhèn.

An earthquake happened last night.

地震破坏了很多房子。

Dìzhèn pòhuàile hěn duō fángzi.

The earthquake destroyed many houses.

地震以后,很多人来参加救灾。

Dìzhèn yǐhòu, hěn duō rén lái cānjiā jiùzāi。

After the earthquake, many people came to help with disaster relief.

地震以后,这里变成了一片废墟。

Dìzhèn yǐhòu, zhèlǐ biànchéngle yí piàn fèixū。

After the earthquake, this place became a stretch of ruins.