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[quote=ZOEY,291756]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 )

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