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Japan
Rìběn
日本
Noto Peninsula
Néngdēng Bàndǎo
能登半岛
struck by
fāshēng
发生
strong earthquake
qiángliè dìzhèn
强烈地震
causing
zàochéng
造成
major
zhòngdà
重大
casualties
rényuán shāngwáng
人员伤亡

year 2024
èr líng èr sì nián
二零二四年
January 1st
yī yuè yī rì
一月一日
Japan
Rìběn
日本
Ishikawa Prefecture
Shíchuān Xiàn
石川县
Noto Peninsula
Néngdēng Bàndǎo
能登半岛
struck by
fāshēng
发生
magnitude 7.6
qī diǎn liù jí
7.6级
strong earthquake
qiángliè dìzhèn
强烈地震
triggering
yǐnfā
引发
tsunami warning
hǎixiào jǐngbào
海啸警报
causing
zàochéng
造成
over
chāoguò
超过
200 people
èr bǎi rén
二百人
killed
yùnàn
遇难
many buildings
dàliàng jiànzhú
大量建筑
collapsed
dǎotā
倒塌

January 1, 2024 at 7:10 AM

year 2024
èr líng èr sì nián
二零二四年
January 1st
yī yuè yī rì
一月一日
afternoon
xiàwǔ
下午
4:10 PM
sì shí shí fēn
四时十分
Japan
Rìběn
日本
Ishikawa Prefecture
Shíchuān Xiàn
石川县
Noto Peninsula
Néngdēng Bàndǎo
能登半岛
occurred
fāshēng
发生
Richter scale
lǐshì
里氏
magnitude 7.6
qī diǎn liù jí
7.6级
strong earthquake
qiángliè dìzhèn
强烈地震
this is
zhè shì
这是
Japan
Rìběn
日本
in recent years
jìn nián lái
近年来
strongest
zuì qiángliè de
最强烈的
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
one of
zhī yī
之一
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
triggered
yǐnfā le
引发了
Sea of Japan
Rìběn Hǎi
日本海
coastal
yán àn de
沿岸的
tsunami warning
hǎixiào jǐngbào
海啸警报
authorities
dāngjú
当局
urgently
jǐnjí
紧急
to evacuate
shūsàn
疏散
coastal areas
yánhǎi dìqū
沿海地区
residents
jūmín
居民
multiple places
duō chù
多处
saw
chūxiàn
出现
ocean waves
hǎilàng
海浪
rushing in
yǒng rù
涌入
earthquake
dìzhèn
地震
caused
zàochéng
造成
over
chāoguò
超过
200 people
èr bǎi rén
二百人
killed
yùnàn
遇难
hundreds of people
shù bǎi rén
数百人
injured
shòushāng
受伤
Noto Peninsula
Néngdēng Bàndǎo
能登半岛
multiple
duō gè
多个
towns
chéngzhèn de
城镇的
houses
fángwū
房屋
and
buildings
jiànzhú
建筑
widespread
dà miànjī
大面积
collapsed
dǎotā
倒塌
Japan
Rìběn
日本
Self-Defense Forces
Zìwèiduì
自卫队
and
fire brigade
xiāofángduì
消防队
quickly
xùnsù
迅速
launched
zhǎnkāi
展开
rescue operations
jiùyuán xíngdòng
救援行动
but
dàn
due to
yóuyú
由于
roads
dàolù
道路
severely damaged
yánzhòng shòusǔn
严重受损
rescue work
jiùyuán gōngzuò
救援工作
faced
miànlín
面临
major difficulties
zhòngdà kùnnán
重大困难
Japanese government
Rìběn zhèngfǔ
日本政府
declared
xuānbù
宣布
this area
gāi dìqū
该地区
entered
jìnrù
进入
disaster state
zāinàn zhuàngtài
灾难状态
and
bìng
promised
chéngnuò
承诺
to provide
tígōng
提供
large-scale aid
dà guīmó yuánzhù
大规模援助
to help
bāngzhù
帮助
local residents
dāngdì jūmín
当地居民
to rebuild
chóngjiàn
重建
homes
jiāyuán
家园

New Words

jìshù
技术
technology
gōngsī
公司
company
shìchǎng
市场
market
fāzhǎn
发展
develop
tóuzī
投资
investment
zēngzhǎng
增长
growth
yèwù
业务
business
chǎnpǐn
产品
product
fúwù
服务
service
yònghù
用户
users
píng tái
平台
platform
chuàngxīn
创新
innovation

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