Sichuan Earthquake, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishSichuan Earthquake, thethe Sichuan EarthquakeSichuan Earthquake, the // (also the Great Sichuan Earthquake, the Wenchuan Earthquake) a severe earthquake (=shaking of the ground) that mainly affected the Sichuan province of China in May 2008. At least 69,000 people were killed and millions of people were made homeless.