sink; cave in; become depressed
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cave in; to sink; to become depressed or sunken (mostly referring to ground or facial features)
Commonly used to describe uneven road surfaces or sunken facial features like eye sockets.
Lián连
xù续
de的
dà大
yǔ雨
dǎo导
zhì致
lù路
miàn面
wā洼
xiàn陷
。
Continuous heavy rain caused the road surface to cave in.
Tā他
quán颧
gǔ骨
lóng隆
qǐ起
，
liǎng两
yǎn眼
wā洼
xiàn陷
，
xiǎn显
de得
hěn很
qiáo憔
cuì悴
。
His cheekbones protruded and his eyes were sunken, making him look very haggard.
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Zhè这
piàn片
wā洼
xiàn陷
de的
dì地
miàn面
xū需
yào要
jǐn尽
kuài快
xiū修
fù复
。
This sunken ground needs to be repaired as soon as possible.
Dì地
zhèn震
hòu后
，
cūn村
zi子
lǐ里
chū出
xiàn现
le了
xǔ许
duō多
wā洼
xiàn陷
de的
dì地
kēng坑
。
After the earthquake, many sunken pits appeared in the village.