hǎi
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Meaning of 海沟

海沟 means oceanic trench; long, narrow depression on the ocean floor deeper than 6,000 meters, typically located along continental margins with steep slopes on both sides. Pronounced hǎi gōu.

  • oceanic trench; long, narrow depression on the ocean floor deeper than 6,000 meters, typically located along continental margins with steep slopes on both sides

Definitions & Examples

Tài
píng
yáng
de
hǎi
gōu
shì
shì
jiè
shàng
zuì
shēn
de
hǎi
gōu
 

The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is the deepest oceanic trench in the world.

Hǎi
gōu
de
xíng
chéng
bǎn
kuài
chōng
zuò
yòng
qiè
xiāng
guān
 

The formation of oceanic trenches is closely related to plate subduction.

西
yáng
de
duō
hǎi
gōu
shì
běi
西
yáng
zuì
shēn
de
fang
 

The Puerto Rico Trench in the Atlantic Ocean is the deepest point in the North Atlantic.

xué
jiā
yòng
shēn
qián
tàn
hǎi
gōu
shēn
chù
de
shēng
 

Scientists use submersibles to explore organisms in the deep trenches.

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