地震烈度

Mandarin · pinyin dì zhèn liè dù

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  1. earthquake intensity (measure of its destructive power)
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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
震
zhèn · shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
烈
liè · fiery, violent, vehement, ardent
度
dù · degree, system; manner; to consider
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4–4–4–4 · di4 zhen4 lie4 du4

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noun

  1. earthquake intensity

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