Chinese Word: 坳 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

坳

Pinyin: ào

English Definition: a depression; cavity; hollow

Chinese Definition:
①山间的平地：山坳。坳口(山或丘陵间的较低处，多为穿过山岭的通道)。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:幼 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 幼 [ yòu ] infant, young child; immature

Similar Characters: 拗幼窈

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坳陷

ào xiàn

(geology) depression; low-lying area

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Example Sentences

1		ā ěr jīn 阿尔金 duàn liè 断裂 yǐ xī 以西 wèi 为 jǐ yā 挤压 ào xiàn 坳陷 xíng 型 pén dì 盆地， de wēn 地温 tī dù 梯度 pǔ biàn 普遍 jiào dī 较低。 The basins on the western of Algin Rift were all compressive depressions, their geothermal gradients were lower.
2		yī míng 一名 yī shēng 医生 dāo piàn 刀片 qīng chú 清除 mò shuǐ 墨水 bù 不 shòu huān yíng 受欢迎 de 的 lǐng yù 领域， shǐ 使 mò shuǐ 墨水 zài 在 ào 坳 qì píng 气瓶。 A doctor blade clears the ink from the unwanted areas, leaving the ink in the depressions of the cylinder.
3		dà zhōng 大中 wàng 旺 dì qū 地区 wèi yú 位于 huáng huá 黄骅 ào xiàn 坳陷 xī bù 西部 běi dà gǎng 北大港 qián shān 潜山 gòu zào 构造 dài 带 xī nán 西南 qīng 倾 méi 没 duān 端。 Dazhongwang area is located in the south west plunge of the Beidagang structure zone, Huanghua depression.
4		qí 其 bīn hú 滨湖、 zhǎo zé xiàng 沼泽相 tàn 炭 zhì 质 ní yán 泥岩 jí 及 méi jì 煤系 jiàn zào 建造 shì 是 kù chē 库车 ào xiàn 坳陷 zhòng yào 重要 de 的 tīng yuán yán 烃源岩。 Lakeshore and swampy carbonaceous mudstone and coal measures are major hydrocarbon source rocks of the Kuqa depression.
5		wèi le 为了 mǎn zú 满足 jì yáng 济阳 ào xiàn 坳陷 gāo jīng dù 高精度 kān tàn 勘探 de 的 xū yào 需要， yìng yòng 应用 céng xù 层序 dì céng xué 地层学 lǐ lùn 理论 jiàn lì 建立 le 了 dǒu pō 陡坡 dài 带 céng xù 层序 dì céng 地层 gé jià 格架。 Applying the sequence stratigraphy theory established the sequence stratus frame in the abrupt slope belt to meet the demands of high revolution exploration in Jiyang Depression.

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1		ā ěr jīn 阿尔金 duàn liè 断裂 yǐ xī 以西 wèi 为 jǐ yā 挤压 ào xiàn 坳陷 xíng 型 pén dì 盆地， de wēn 地温 tī dù 梯度 pǔ biàn 普遍 jiào dī 较低。 The basins on the western of Algin Rift were all compressive depressions, their geothermal gradients were lower.
2		yī míng 一名 yī shēng 医生 dāo piàn 刀片 qīng chú 清除 mò shuǐ 墨水 bù 不 shòu huān yíng 受欢迎 de 的 lǐng yù 领域， shǐ 使 mò shuǐ 墨水 zài 在 ào 坳 qì píng 气瓶。 A doctor blade clears the ink from the unwanted areas, leaving the ink in the depressions of the cylinder.
3		dà zhōng 大中 wàng 旺 dì qū 地区 wèi yú 位于 huáng huá 黄骅 ào xiàn 坳陷 xī bù 西部 běi dà gǎng 北大港 qián shān 潜山 gòu zào 构造 dài 带 xī nán 西南 qīng 倾 méi 没 duān 端。 Dazhongwang area is located in the south west plunge of the Beidagang structure zone, Huanghua depression.
4		qí 其 bīn hú 滨湖、 zhǎo zé xiàng 沼泽相 tàn 炭 zhì 质 ní yán 泥岩 jí 及 méi jì 煤系 jiàn zào 建造 shì 是 kù chē 库车 ào xiàn 坳陷 zhòng yào 重要 de 的 tīng yuán yán 烃源岩。 Lakeshore and swampy carbonaceous mudstone and coal measures are major hydrocarbon source rocks of the Kuqa depression.
5		wèi le 为了 mǎn zú 满足 jì yáng 济阳 ào xiàn 坳陷 gāo jīng dù 高精度 kān tàn 勘探 de 的 xū yào 需要， yìng yòng 应用 céng xù 层序 dì céng xué 地层学 lǐ lùn 理论 jiàn lì 建立 le 了 dǒu pō 陡坡 dài 带 céng xù 层序 dì céng 地层 gé jià 格架。 Applying the sequence stratigraphy theory established the sequence stratus frame in the abrupt slope belt to meet the demands of high revolution exploration in Jiyang Depression.

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