bumpy; uneven; pitted
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bumpy; uneven; pitted; full of holes and bumps
informalOften used with '的' (的) in the form '坑坑洼洼的'. A reduplicative adjective (状态词). Can describe roads, surfaces, terrain, or metaphorically describe an uneven situation.
Zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
kēng坑
kēng坑
wā洼
wā洼
de的
，
kāi开
chē车
hěn很
bù不
shū舒
fu服
。
This road is very bumpy; driving on it is uncomfortable.
Lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
mù木
dì地
bǎn板
yǐ已
jīng经
kēng坑
kēng坑
wā洼
wā洼
le了
。
The wooden floor of the old house has become pitted and uneven.
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Yǔ雨
hòu后
de的
tǔ土
lù路
biàn变
de得
kēng坑
kēng坑
wā洼
wā洼
，
hěn很
nán难
zǒu走
。
The dirt road became full of puddles and ruts after the rain, making it hard to walk on.
Zhè这
zhāng张
zhuō桌
zi子
biǎo表
miàn面
kēng坑
kēng坑
wā洼
wā洼
de的
，
xū需
yào要
dǎ打
mó磨
yī一
xià下
。
The surface of this table is rough and uneven; it needs to be sanded.