海沟 (hǎi gōu) — oceanic trench

Definition

Examples

• 太平洋的马里亚纳海沟是地球上最深的地方之一。
  Tài píng yáng de mǎ lǐ yà nà hǎi gōu shì dì qiú shàng zuì shēn de dì fāng zhī yī.
  The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is one of the deepest places on Earth.
• 科学家正在研究这条海沟的生态系统。
  Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè tiáo hǎi gōu de shēng tài xì tǒng.
  Scientists are studying the ecosystem of this trench.
• 深海海沟的形成与板块运动有关。
  Shēn hǎi hǎi gōu de xíng chéng yǔ bǎn kuài yùn dòng yǒu guān.
  The formation of deep-sea trenches is related to plate movements.