地動

earthquake (old term)

-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]

(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132 / abbr. for 候風地動儀|候风地动仪[hou4 feng1 di4 dong4 yi2]

the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡|张衡[Zhang1 Heng2] in 132