水层 (shuǐ céng) — water layer (in geology, hydrology, or oceanography); aquifer

Definition

A technical term for a stratum or body of water, used in geology, hydrology, and oceanography (e.g., underground aquifers, ocean layers).

noun
water layer (in geology, hydrology, or oceanography)aquifer

Examples

  • 水层
    Zhè ge dì qū de shuǐ céng hěn hòu.
    The water layer in this region is very thick.
  • 水层
    Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū hǎi yáng de shuǐ céng.
    Scientists are studying the water layers of the ocean.
  • Dì xià shuǐ céng de wū rǎn wèn tí yuè lái yuè yán zhòng.
    The pollution problem of underground water layers is becoming more and more serious.

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