盆地 péndì basin
(geography) basin; depression
How to remember 盆地: 盆 basin + 地 ground = basin.
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How it is used
- A geographic basin - 四川盆地 (Sìchuān péndì) the Sichuan Basin; 塔里木盆地 (the Tarim Basin).
- Geography term for a low-lying area ringed by higher ground, shaped like a basin (盆).
- Distinguish from 平原 (píngyuán, plain) and 高原 (gāoyuán, plateau) in landform vocabulary.