| 候风地动仪 |
hòu fēng dì dòng yí |
the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132 |
| 候 |
hòu |
to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days |
| 风 |
fēng |
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:阵,丝 |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |
| 地动 |
dì dòng |
earthquake (old term) |
| 地动仪 |
dì dòng yí |
the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 张衡 in 132 / abbr. for 候风地动仪 |
| 动 |
dòng |
(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 动词, verb |
| 仪 |
yí |
apparatus / rites / appearance / present / ceremony |