沉降 (chén jiàng) — to subside (of ground, land); to settle (of sediment, particles)

Definition

Examples

• 地震之后，地面逐渐沉降了。
  Dì zhèn zhī hòu, dì miàn zhú jiàn chén jiàng le.
  After the earthquake, the ground gradually subsided.
• 水中的泥沙慢慢沉降到水底。
  Shuǐ zhōng de ní shā màn màn chén jiàng dào shuǐ dǐ.
  The sediment in the water slowly settled to the bottom.
• 这座大楼的地基慢慢沉降了。
  Zhè zuò dà lóu de dì jī màn màn chén jiàng le.
  The foundation of this building slowly settled.