震动
zhèndòng
verbHSK 7-9
“To shake” in Chinese is 震动 (zhèndòng).
Meaning
- to shake
- to vibrate
- to strongly affect
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- shock
- vibration
Example
相反，他们通过舌头来侦测声音，并通过头骨内的感觉器官来感受震动。
Instead, they detect sounds through their tongues and feel vibrations through sense organs in the skull.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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Not to be confused with: 振动 (zhèndòng, to vibrate)