Noviro
断层
Simplified 断层
Traditional 斷層
Pinyin duàn céng
Definition fault (geology) (fig.) gap; rupture (in the transmission of some skill); (tomography) cross-sectional
地震形成断层了
Dìzhèn xíngchéng duàncéng le
The earthquake created a fault
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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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层次
céng cì
layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing
HSK5
高层
gāo céng
high-rise; high level; high class
HSK6
层面
céng miàn
aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc.); (geology) bedding plane
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上层
shàng céng
upper layer
楼层
lóu céng
floor; story (of a building)
底层
dǐ céng
ground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc.)
顶层
dǐng céng
top floor; the top of a building