汶川地震 in English Wen4 chuan1 Di4 zhen4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

Simplified Characters

汶 川 地 震

Traditional Characters

汶 川 地 震

Pinyin

Wen4 chuan1 Di4 zhen4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

汶wen4Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川) 川chuan1abbr. for Sichuan Province 四川[Si4 chuan1] in southwest China 地di4-ly 震zhen4to shake