洼 (wā): depression, low-lying area, low-lying, sunken
洼 (wā) is a Chinese character meaning “depression.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 氵 (water). It ranks #3818 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- depression
- low-lying area
- low-lying
- sunken
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 低洼adjective | dī wā | low-lying |
| 坑坑洼洼adjective | kēng keng wā wā | full of pits and hollows |
| 坑洼noun | kēng wā | hole |
| 洼地noun | wā dì | low-lying ground |
| 大洼区 | dà wā qū | Dawa, a district of Panjin City 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning |
| 大洼 | dà wā | see 大窪區|大洼区 |
| 水洼noun | shuǐ wā | puddle |
| 山洼 | shān wā | mountain hollow |
洼 appears in 8 compound words: 13 as the first character, 63 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 洼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
暴雨过后,洼水上涨,淹没了低洼的街道。
bào yǔ guò hòu , wā shuǐ shàng zhǎng , yān méi le dī wā de jiē dào .
After the heavy rain, the water rose and flooded the low-lying streets.
河谷、低洼地带风险高,提前准备。
hé gǔ , dī wā dì dài fēng xiǎn gāo , tí qián zhǔn bèi .
Riverside valleys and low-lying areas are at high risk; be prepared in advance.
山东平阴地处黄河沿岸,不少农田是“旱天地裂缝,雨天水汪汪”的低洼易涝地。
shān dōng píng yīn dì chǔ huáng hé yán àn , bù shǎo nóng tián shì hàn tiān dì liè féng , yǔ tiān shuǐ wāng wāng de dī wā yì lào dì .
Located along the banks of the Yellow River, Pingyin County in Shandong Province has many farmlands that are low-lying and prone to flooding—areas where “the ground cracks during dry spells and becomes waterlogged when it rains.”
这也给了我个教训,想拍星星除了考虑规避人造光源也得选一个洼地规避月光的影响。
zhè yě gěi le wǒ gè jiào xùn , xiǎng pāi xīng xīng chú le kǎo lǜ guī bì rén zào guāng yuán yě dé xuǎn yī gè wā dì guī bì yuè guāng de yǐng xiǎng .
This taught me a lesson: when photographing stars, in addition to avoiding artificial light sources, you also need to choose a low-lying area to minimize the impact of moonlight.
需注意以下几点↓ 避开积水路段 遇到低洼积水路段注意绕行,切勿强行涉水通过。
xū zhù yì yǐ xià jī diǎn bì kāi jī shuǐ lù duàn yù dào dī wā jī shuǐ lù duàn zhù yì rào háng , qiē wù qiáng háng shè shuǐ tōng guò .
Please keep the following points in mind ↓ Avoid flooded areas. If you encounter low-lying areas with standing water, be sure to take a detour; never attempt to drive through the water.
公众需检查房屋排水、避免进入低洼地带,视情况调整户外作业和活动。
gōng zhòng xū jiǎn chá fáng wū pái shuǐ , bì miǎn jìn rù dī wā dì dài , shì qíng kuàng diào zhěng hù wài zuò yè hé huó dòng .
The public should check their home's drainage systems, avoid low-lying areas, and adjust outdoor work and activities as necessary.
Character Family
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