凹陷 (āo xiàn) — sunken, depressed (of a surface or area)

Definition

Examples

• 地震后，路面出现了明显的凹陷。
  Dì zhèn hòu, lù miàn chū xiàn le míng xiǎn de āo xiàn.
  After the earthquake, obvious depressions appeared on the road surface.
• 他的脸颊因为消瘦而凹陷。
  Tā de liǎn jiá yīn wèi xiāo shòu ér āo xiàn.
  His cheeks are sunken due to thinness.
• 这个地区的地面有些凹陷，需要填平。
  Zhè ge dì qū de dì miàn yǒu xiē āo xiàn, xū yào tián píng.
  The ground in this area is a bit sunken and needs to be leveled.

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