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Chinese word
地形
Pronunciation
Pinyindì xíng
Meaning
- nounterrain
Example
这片地区的地形很复杂。zhè piàn dì qū de dì xíng hěn fù zá
The terrain in this area is very complex.
More examples
工程师根据地形图设计路线。gōng chéng shī gēn jù dì xíng tú shè jì lù xiàn
The engineer designs a route based on a topographic map.
Core concept
The three-dimensional shape of the ground across an area, including its rises, dips, and overall layout.
Common phrases
地形图dì xíng tú
topographic map
地形起伏dì xíng qǐ fú
terrain relief
Similar words
地势dì shì: The height and slope of the ground in a particular place.
地貌dì mào: Natural landforms such as mountains, valleys, and plains shaped over a long time.
起伏qǐ fú: The amount of up-and-down change in the surface of the land.
Definition in Chinese
地表上某一地区的高低、起伏和轮廓特征的总称，指山地、平原、丘陵、盆地等地貌形态及其分布。dì biǎo shàng mǒu yí dì qū de gāo dī qǐ fú hé lún kuò tè zhēng de zǒng chēng zhǐ shān dì píng yuán qiū líng pén dì děng dì mào xíng tài jí qí fēn bù
Word origin
地形 (dìxíng, "terrain") combines 地 (dì, "land") + 形 (xíng, "shape"), so its literal structure points to the shape of the land.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this noun fits practical talk about travel, roads, building, and farming, not only geography lessons.
Other meanings
- topographynoun
- landformnoun
Related words
- 地形学dì xíng xuégeomorphologynoun
- 地形图dì xíng tútopographic mapnoun