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Character · NounTraditional坳

habitable place; mountain flat

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

habitable place; livable location

literary

A classical literary term, not used in modern spoken Mandarin.

Xī昔
rén人
yǒu有
xún寻
yōu幽
gǔ谷
zhī之
ào坳
zhě者
 ，
dé得
yī一
chù处
táo桃
yuán源
 。

People of old who sought the habitable places in secluded valleys found a hidden paradise.

2.

noun

flat area in the mountains; mountain basin

dialect

Used in topographical descriptions, often found in place names and dialectal usage.

Fān翻
guò过
zhè这
zuò座
shān山
 ，
qián前
miàn面
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
ào坳
 。

After crossing this mountain, there is a small flat basin ahead.

Shēn深
shān山
yě野
ào坳
 ，
rén人
jì迹
hǎn罕
zhì至
 。

In the deep mountains and wild hollows, human traces are rare.

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Cūn村
zi子
jiù就
zài在
nà那
gè个
shān山
ào坳
lǐ里
 。

The village is right in that mountain basin.