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凹 āo

concave, hollow; depressed; pass, valley

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 6
Radical
凵
Type
Ideograph
Made of 一 ⿱?一

Memory hint: A rectangle with a hollow

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Example sentences with 凹

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  1. 这条路面凹凸不平。
    Zhè tiáo lùmiàn āotū bù píng.
    This road surface is bumpy and uneven.
    this (measure) road-surface concave-convex not flat
  2. 这块木板是不是有点凹陷?
    Zhè kuài mùbǎn shì bu shì yǒudiǎn āoxiàn?
    Is this wooden board a bit sunken?
    this (measure) wood-board is not is a-bit concave-sink (question)
  3. 请把这个凹凸的表面打磨平整。
    Qǐng bǎ zhège āotū de biǎomiàn dǎmó píngzhěng.
    Please sand this uneven surface smooth.
    please (particle) this uneven (particle) surface polish smooth
  4. 这面墙一点都不凹凸,很平整。
    Zhè miàn qiáng yìdiǎn dōu bù āotū, hěn píngzhěng.
    This wall isn't bumpy at all, it's very smooth.
    this (measure) wall a-little all not uneven, very smooth
  5. 山路上到处是凹凸不平的石头。
    Shānlù shang dàochù shì āotū bù píng de shítou.
    On the mountain road, there are uneven bumpy stones everywhere.
    mountain-road on everywhere is concave-convex not flat (particle) stone

Words with 凹 (1)