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水力压裂

shuǐ lì yā lièdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
hydraulic fracturing / fracking
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7304164d816624c7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

水力壓裂 水力压裂 [shui3 li4 ya1 lie4] /hydraulic fracturing/fracking/

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Other forms in these source records: 水力壓裂

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 力
    lì

    power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 压
    yā

    to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure

    yà

    used in 壓根兒|压根儿[yà gēn r] / used in 壓馬路|压马路[yà mǎ lù] / used in 壓板|压板[yà bǎn]

  • 裂
    liè

    to split / to crack / to break open / to rend

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.