洼地

窪地

wādì

noun #53,233

Meanings

1 low-lying ground
2 depression
3 hollow

Characters

low-lying; hollow

Examples

雨水都流到洼地里了。

Yǔshuǐ dōu liú dào wādì lǐ le.

The rainwater all ran into the low-lying area.

这片洼地容易积水。

Zhè piàn wādì róngyì jīshuǐ.

This low-lying area floods easily.

Tips

usage

Besides literal geography, 洼地 is common in economic metaphors: 政策洼地 ('policy depression') means a place with unusually favorable policies that attract investment — like water flowing downhill.

Stroke Order

洼 wā

地 dì