underground drain; sewer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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underground drainage ditch; covered sewer
technicalA civil engineering term for a buried conduit designed to carry away surface water or sewage. Contrasts with '明沟' (open ditch). Often synonymous with '阴沟'.
Chéng城
shì市
de的
yǔ雨
shuǐ水
tōng通
guò过
fù复
zá杂
de的
àn暗
gōu沟
xì系
tǒng统
pái排
rù入
hé河
liú流
。
The city's rainwater drains into the river through a complex system of underground sewers.
Zhè这
duàn段
lù路
jīng经
cháng常
jī积
shuǐ水
，
kě可
néng能
shì是
xià下
miàn面
de的
àn暗
gōu沟
dǔ堵
sè塞
le了
。
This section of the road often floods; it's likely that the underground drain below is clogged.
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Shī施
gōng工
qián前
，
bì必
xū须
chá查
qīng清
dì地
xià下
àn暗
gōu沟
de的
wèi位
zhì置
。
Before construction, the location of the underground drains must be determined.