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走向滑動斷層

简走向滑动断层 · 繁走向滑動斷層

Mandarin · pinyin zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng

strike-slip fault (geology)
fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another

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走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend
滑: huá · slip, slide; slippery, polished
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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3–4–2–4–4–2 · zou3 xiang4 hua2 dong4 duan4 ceng2

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zau2 hoeng3 waat6 dung6 dyun6 cang4

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