Earthquake Related Chinese

Sentences that you can use

Expressing your concern

1. 我wǒ聽到tīngdào了le地震dìzhèn的de消息xiāoxí， 你們nǐmen還好huánhǎo嗎ma我wǒ听到tīngdào了le地震dìzhèn的de消息xiāoxī， 你们nǐmen还好huánhǎo吗ma
   I heard the news of the earthquake, are you guys okay?

2. 需要xūyào我wǒ提供tígōng什麼shénme幫助bāngzhù嗎ma需要xūyào我wǒ提供tígōng什么shénme帮助bāngzhù吗ma
   Can I help you with anything?

3. 希望xīwàng你的nǐde家人jiārén和hé朋友péngyǒu都dōu平安píng’ān無事wúshì希望xīwàng你的nǐde家人jiārén和hé朋友péngyǒu都dōu平安píng’ān无事wúshì
   I hope your family and friends are safe and sound.

4. 我wǒ在zài這裡zhèlǐ為wèi你nǐ祈禱qídǎo，，希望xīwàng你們nǐmen能夠nénggòu很快hěnkuài從cóng這場zhèchǎng地震dìzhèn中zhōng恢復huīfù過來guòlái我wǒ在zài这里zhèlǐ为wèi你nǐ祈祷qídǎo，，希望xīwàng你们nǐmen能够nénggòu很快hěnkuài从cóng这场zhèchǎng地震dìzhèn中zhōng恢复huīfù过来guòlái
   I am praying for you here and hope you will soon recover from this earthquake

Responding

1. 謝謝xièxie你的nǐde關心guānxīn，，我wǒ和hé我的wǒde家人jiārén都dōu還好huánhǎo谢谢xièxie你的nǐde关心guānxīn，，我wǒ和hé我的wǒde家人jiārén都dōu还好huánhǎo
   Thank you for asking. My family and I are fine.

2. 我wǒ相信xiāngxìn我們wǒmen會huì度過dùguò這個zhège難關nánguān， 一切yíqiè都dōu會huì好hǎo起來qǐlái的de我wǒ相信xiāngxìn我们wǒmen会huì度过dùguò这个zhège难关nánguān， 一切yíqiè都dōu会huì好hǎo起来qǐlái的de
   I’m sure we’ll get through this and everything will be fine

3. 真的zhēnde嚇xià死sǐ我wǒ了le真的zhēnde吓xià死sǐ我wǒ了le
   It really scared me.

4. 我wǒ想要xiǎngyào搬家bānjiā了le我wǒ想要xiǎngyào搬家bānjiā了le
   I want to move now.

5. 剛剛gānggāng搖yáo得de超級chāojí大dà刚刚gānggāng摇yáo得de超级chāojí大dà
   The earthquake was shaking really hard just now.

6. 我wǒ沒事méishì， 你nǐ呢ní我wǒ没事méishì， 你nǐ呢ní
   I am ok. How about you?

Vocabulary

1. earthquake：地震地震 dìzhèn

2. magnitude： 規模规模 guīmó

　　今早jīnzǎo發生fāshēng了le一場yìchǎng規模guīmó6.3 的de地震dìzhèn今早jīnzǎo发生fāshēng了le一场yìchǎng规模guīmó6.3 的de地震dìzhèn
　　An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude occurred this morning.

3. aftershock：餘震余震 yúzhèn

4. epicenter：震央 zhènyāng

5. intensity：震度 zhèndù

　　本次běncì地震dìzhèn的de震央zhènyāng位於wèiyú台灣táiwān東部dōngbù，，震度zhèndù達dá6 級jí本次běncì地震dìzhèn的de震央zhènyāng位于wèiyú台湾táiwān东部dōngbù，，震度zhèndù达dá6 级jí
　　The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the eastern part of Taiwan, with a magnitude of 6.

6. casualty：傷亡伤亡 shāngwáng

　　本次běncì的de地震dìzhèn已yǐ造成zàochéng嚴重yánzhòng的de傷亡shāngwáng本次běncì的de地震dìzhèn已yǐ造成zàochéng严重yánzhòng的de伤亡shāngwáng
　　The earthquake has caused serious injuries and deaths.

7. fatality：死亡 sǐwáng

8. tsunami：海嘯海啸 hǎixiào

　　沿海yánhǎi地區dìqū請qǐng小心xiǎoxīn提防tífáng海嘯hǎixiào來臨láilín沿海yánhǎi地区dìqū请qǐng小心xiǎoxīn提防tífáng海啸hǎixiào来临láilín
　　Beware of tsunamis in coastal areas.

9. collapse：倒塌 dǎotā

10. injuries：受傷受伤 shòushāng

11. water outage：停水 tíngshuǐ

12. power outage：停電停电 tíngdiàn

13. disaster Area：災區灾区 zāiqū

　　因yīn受shòu地震dìzhèn影響yǐngxiǎng， 災區zāiqū已經yǐjīng停水tíngshuǐ停電tíngdiàn三天sāntiān了le因yīn受shòu地震dìzhèn影响yǐngxiǎng， 灾区zāiqū已经yǐjīng停水tíngshuǐ停电tíngdiàn三天sāntiān了le
　　Due to the earthquake, water and electricity have been cut off for three days in the disaster area.

14. fault：斷層断层 duàncéng

15. debris flow：土石流土石流 tǔshíliú

16. landslide：山崩 shānbēng

　　山區shānqū可能kěnéng會huì有yǒu土石流tǔshíliú及jí山崩shānbēng， 還huán請qǐng避免bìmiǎn前往qiánwǎng山区shānqū可能kěnéng会huì有yǒu土石流tǔshíliú及jí山崩shānbēng， 还huán请qǐng避免bìmiǎn前往qiánwǎng
　　Please avoid the mountainous areas because of the possibility of mudslides and landslides.

17. missing：失蹤失踪 shīzōng

18. train stoppage：列車停駛列车停驶 lièchē tíngshǐ

19. evacuation：避難避难 bìnàn

20. depth：深度 shēndù

21. donation：捐款 juānkuǎn

　　歡迎huānyíng大家dàjiā踴躍yǒngyuè捐款juānkuǎn欢迎huānyíng大家dàjiā踊跃yǒngyuè捐款juānkuǎn
　　All donations are welcome!

21. disaster relief：救災救灾 jiùzāi

F.Y.I

Both Taiwan and China are located in seismically active regions and experience earthquakes frequently. Taiwan is located on the boundary of the Philippine Sea Plate and the Eurasian Plate, and is therefore prone to earthquakes caused by the subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate under the Eurasian Plate. China is also located on the boundary of several tectonic plates, and experiences earthquakes caused by the collision and movement of these plates.

In recent years, both Taiwan and China have experienced several significant earthquakes. In Taiwan, the most destructive earthquake in recent history was the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake, which caused widespread damage and loss of life. In China, the 2008 Sichuan earthquake was a devastating earthquake that claimed over 80,000 lives and caused extensive damage.

Both Taiwan and China have implemented measures to improve earthquake preparedness and response, including building earthquake-resistant buildings, conducting earthquake drills, and improving earthquake monitoring and early warning systems.