断层

Traditional: 斷層

duàn céng

Dictionary entry

(geology) fault (CL:道[dao4])

What does 断层 mean?

断层 (duàn céng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(geology) fault (CL:道[dao4])

2(fig.) gap; rupture (in the transmission of some skill)

3(tomography) cross-sectional

Character breakdown

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断duànto break · to snap 层céngto pile on top of one another · layer; stratum

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断层

duàn céng

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