地滑

dìhuá

noun

Meanings

1 landslide
2 ground subsidence

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Examples

暴雨引发了大面积地滑。

Bàoyǔ yǐnfā le dà miànjī dìhuá.

The heavy rain triggered widespread landslides.

山区容易发生地滑。

Shānqū róngyì fāshēng dìhuá.

Landslides occur easily in mountainous areas.

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usage

Geological term. The more common everyday word for landslide is 滑坡 (huápō); 地滑 is preferred in technical Japanese-influenced civil-engineering writing.

Stroke Order

地 dì

滑 huá