盆地

pén dì

CL 个 gè

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. (geography) basin
2. depression

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 高原 gāo yuán 高原 gāo yuán plateau 高原 is a plateau (high, flat area), opposite to a basin (low-lying area).: plateau

Related words

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• 山谷 shān gǔ 山谷 shān gǔ valley 山谷 is a valley, while 盆地 is a basin; both are low-lying landforms.: valley

Usage notes

Collocations

盆地 is often used with place names, e.g., 四川盆地 (Sichuan Basin).

Example Sentences

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四川是一个很大的 盆地 。

Sichuan is a large basin.

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Words Containing 盆地

• 二连盆地 二连盆地 èr lián pén dì: Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia
• 伊犁盆地 伊犁盆地 yī lí pén dì: the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang
• 吐鲁番盆地 吐鲁番盆地 tǔ lǔ fān pén dì: the Turpan Depression in Xinjiang
• 四大盆地 四大盆地 sì dà pén dì: four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
• 四川盆地 四川盆地 sì chuān pén dì: Sichuan basin
• 塔里木盆地 塔里木盆地 tǎ lǐ mù pén dì: Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang
• 柴达木盆地 柴达木盆地 chái dá mù pén dì: Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.
• 准噶尔盆地 准噶尔盆地 zhǔn gá ěr pén dì: Junggar Basin, northern Xinjiang
• 焉耆盆地 焉耆盆地 yān qí pén dì: Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
• 费尔干纳盆地 费尔干纳盆地 fèi ěr gàn nà pén dì: the Ferghana Valley in modern Uzbekistan

Child Words of 盆地

• 地 地 de: -ly
• 地 地 dì: earth
• 盆 盆 pén: basin