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裂缝

liè fèng · lie feng

Traditional 裂縫

HSK 7–9Measure word: 道 dào

Meaning

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  1. crack
  2. crevice
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Something in the crack

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)面(miàn)墙(qiáng)有(yǒu)一(yī)道(dào)裂缝(lièfèng)。

    Look, this wall has a crack.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)啊(a)，不过(bùguò)不(bù)大(dà)。

    Yes, but it's not big.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)给(gěi)房东(fángdōng)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)吧(ba)，这个(zhège)裂缝(lièfèng)会(huì)越来越(yuèláiyuè)大(dà)。

    Let's call the landlord. This crack will get bigger and bigger.

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，里面(lǐmiàn)好像(hǎoxiàng)有(yǒu)东西(dōngxi)在(zài)动(dòng)。

    Wait, something seems to be moving inside.

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)一(yī)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)蚂蚁(mǎyǐ)，它(tā)把(bǎ)裂缝(lièfèng)当成(dàngchéng)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)家(jiā)了(le)。

    It's a little ant. It's treating the crack as its home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

墙(qiáng)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一(yí)道(dào)很(hěn)长(cháng)的(de)裂(liè)缝(fèng)。

There is a long crack in the wall.

02

地(dì)震(zhèn)过(guò)后(hòu)，地(dì)面(miàn)上(shàng)出(chū)现(xiàn)了(le)几(jǐ)条(tiáo)裂(liè)缝(fèng)。

After the earthquake, several cracks appeared in the ground.

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