Some words about the earthquake!

Some words about the earthquake!
May 29, 2008 03:41
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	Source: http://www.chinese-forums.com. Here are some Chinese words about the earthquake! Try to learn and use them. If you got any problem, just post here and I will help you. 地震 dìzhèn, earthquake 余震 yúzhèn,aftershock 山体滑坡 shāntǐ huápō, hillslide 泥石流 níshíliú, mudslide 死伤 sǐshāng, casualty 死亡人数 sǐwáng rénshù, death toll 地震灾区 dìzhèn zāiqū, quake-hit region 救援物资 jiùyuán wùzī, relief aid materials 生命探测仪 shēngmìng tàncèyí, life-detection equipment 战地医院 zhàndì yīyuàn, mobile hospital 帐篷 zhàngpéng,tent 药品 yàopǐn, medicine 食品 shípǐn, food 饮用水 yǐnyòng shuǐ, drinking water 卫生防疫 wèishēng fángyì, anti-epidemic measures 慈善捐款 císhàn juānkuǎn, charitable donations 捐助 juānzhù, contributions 献血 xiànxuè, blood donation 救援队 jiùyuán duì, rescue teams (workers /troops) 解放军 jiěfàngjūn, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) 人民子弟兵 rénmín zǐdìbīng, People’s brother-like soldiers 红十字会 hóng shízì huì, Red Cross 医生 yīshēng, doctor 自愿者 zìyuàn zhě, volunteer 新闻记者 xīnwén jìzhě, journalist 灾民 zāimín, disaster victims 幸存者 xìngcún zhě, survivor 降半旗 jiàng bànqí, National flag flies at half-mast. 赈灾义演 zhènzāi yìyǎn, “earthquake relief” concert 重建家园 chóngjiàn jiāyuán, to rebuild hometowns 以人为本 yǐrén wéiběn, people-oriented 塌方 - rock slide / rock fall 塌下 - (something ) is falling. 山崩 - slump / slide 缺堤 - dam was broken 疏散 - evacuate 洪水 - flooding 走呀! - run! go go go ! 快走! - hurry up , run quickly! 防疫 / 防感染 - anti - infection 消毒 - disinfection 灯柱 - Lamp poles (e.g. lamp poles are shaking, 灯柱在摇-- very common in affected areas.) 污染 / 发臭 - polluted (.e.g. don't drink the water, it's polluted. 别喝这些水, 它们被污染发臭) 尸臭 - smell from corpses 腐烂 - perish 重伤- serious injure 轻伤 - slight injure 被困 - being trapped 缺水 - lack of water 缺粮 - lack of food 停电 - out of electricity 干粮 - dried food 空投 - abbrev 空投物资. Air-drop materials (usually refers to food / water) 物资车 - trucks to deliver materials 路面管制 - traffic restriction. 卫星电话 - satellite phone 搜索人员 / 搜救队 / 拯救人员 - rescuers 孤儿 - orphans 灾民 - victims 保通 - abbre "保持畅通", to make the road smooth. 堰塞湖 - Landslide dam (this word was uncommon to most people before the earthquake) Popular slogans you can hear in Sichuan now: "我们在一起" (We're all together ) "一方有难, 八方支援" (literally: One area in danger, people in eight areas come to help )

May 29, 2008 03:41

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Here are some Chinese words about the earthquake! Try to learn and use them. If you got any problem, just post here and I will help you.

地震 dìzhèn, earthquake
余震 yúzhèn,aftershock
山体滑坡 shāntǐ huápō, hillslide
泥石流 níshíliú, mudslide
死伤 sǐshāng, casualty
死亡人数 sǐwáng rénshù, death toll

地震灾区 dìzhèn zāiqū, quake-hit region
救援物资 jiùyuán wùzī, relief aid materials
生命探测仪 shēngmìng tàncèyí, life-detection equipment
战地医院 zhàndì yīyuàn, mobile hospital
帐篷 zhàngpéng,tent
药品 yàopǐn, medicine
食品 shípǐn, food
饮用水 yǐnyòng shuǐ, drinking water
卫生防疫 wèishēng fángyì, anti-epidemic measures
慈善捐款 císhàn juānkuǎn, charitable donations
捐助 juānzhù, contributions
献血 xiànxuè, blood donation

救援队 jiùyuán duì, rescue teams (workers /troops)
解放军 jiěfàngjūn, People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
人民子弟兵 rénmín zǐdìbīng, People’s brother-like soldiers
红十字会 hóng shízì huì, Red Cross
医生 yīshēng, doctor
自愿者 zìyuàn zhě, volunteer
新闻记者 xīnwén jìzhě, journalist
灾民 zāimín, disaster victims
幸存者 xìngcún zhě, survivor
降半旗 jiàng bànqí, National flag flies at half-mast.
赈灾义演 zhènzāi yìyǎn, “earthquake relief” concert
重建家园 chóngjiàn jiāyuán, to rebuild hometowns
以人为本 yǐrén wéiběn, people-oriented

塌方 - rock slide / rock fall
塌下 - (something ) is falling.
山崩 - slump / slide
缺堤 - dam was broken
疏散 - evacuate
洪水 - flooding
走呀! - run! go go go !
快走! - hurry up , run quickly!
防疫 / 防感染 - anti - infection
消毒 - disinfection
灯柱 - Lamp poles (e.g. lamp poles are shaking, 灯柱在摇-- very common in affected areas.)
污染 / 发臭 - polluted (.e.g. don't drink the water, it's polluted. 别喝这些水, 它们被污染发臭)
尸臭 - smell from corpses
腐烂 - perish

重伤- serious injure
轻伤 - slight injure
被困 - being trapped
缺水 - lack of water
缺粮 - lack of food
停电 - out of electricity
干粮 - dried food
空投 - abbrev 空投物资. Air-drop materials (usually refers to food / water)
物资车 - trucks to deliver materials
路面管制 - traffic restriction.
卫星电话 - satellite phone

搜索人员 / 搜救队 / 拯救人员 - rescuers
孤儿 - orphans
灾民 - victims

保通 - abbre "保持畅通", to make the road smooth.
堰塞湖 - Landslide dam (this word was uncommon to most people before the earthquake)

Popular slogans you can hear in Sichuan now:
"我们在一起" (We're all together )
"一方有难, 八方支援" (literally: One area in danger, people in eight areas come to help )

May 29, 2008 11:32	#1
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: Offline	Thank you Zoey. Sadly, these words will be helpful in talking with my friends.

May 29, 2008 20:49	#2
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: Offline	Griz, the earthquake in Sichuan is really a tragedy. It is said that about 68000 people have died and 20000 have been missing. If you watch some photos of the debris of Beichuan, you will know how destructive the quake was. What a disaster! But I believe that Chinese people will overcome these difficulties, rebuild their houses and lead a new life.

Oct 4, 2008 01:52	#3
GUEST65062	that's really helpful for us to talk about the Sichuan earthquake.

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