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走向滑动断层

zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
strike-slip fault (geology) / fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another
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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.

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Original source entry:

走向滑動斷層 走向滑动断层 [zou3 xiang4 hua2 dong4 duan4 ceng2] /strike-slip fault (geology)/fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another/

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Other forms in these source records: 走向滑動斷層

  • 走
    zǒu

    to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)

  • 向
    xiàng

    towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ... / to tend toward / to guide / orientation / to turn toward / to

    Xiàng

    surname Xiang

  • 滑
    huá

    to slip / to slide / slippery / smooth / sly / slippery / not to be trusted

    Huá

    surname Hua

  • 动
    dòng

    (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb

  • 断
    duàn

    to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

  • 层
    céng

    to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

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