沉积作用 chénjīzuòyòng sedimentation Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 沉积 沉積 chénjī to deposit to settle and accumulate at the bottom of a liquid; to form a deposit作用 zuòyòng noun function the natural purpose or activity of something, such as a biological or chemical process; often used as a suffix to mean "-ation" or "-ing" as in 消化 xiāohuà plus this word for "digestion"