chén​jiàng

subsidence

沉降 chén​jiàng
subsidence verb
the process of land or a structure sinking, settling, or caving in, often due to underground movement or the extraction of resources

Due to excessive groundwater extraction, land subsidence in this city is very severe.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.300 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
3.20 per million

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