() — (bound form) dock, shipyard; (bound form, literary) hollow, depression

Definition

Bound form (always part of a compound) meaning 'dock/shipyard' (船坞) or 'mountain hollow' (山坞). Two unrelated senses — pick by context: boats = dock, 山 = depression.

bound form
(bound form) dockshipyard(bound form, literary) hollowdepression

Examples

  • Zhè ge chuán wù kě yǐ tóng shí wéi xiū sān sōu dà chuán.
    This dock can service three large ships at the same time.
  • Chē zi kāi jìn le shān wù, sì zhōu dōu shì mào mì de shù lín.
    The car drove into the mountain hollow, surrounded by dense forest.
  • Chūn yǔ guò hòu, shān wù lǐ de yě huā jìng xiāng kāi fàng.
    After the spring rain, the wildflowers in the mountain hollow bloomed in competition.

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