裂缝 lièfèng crack
crack; crevice
How to remember 裂缝: 裂 to split + 缝 to sew = crack.
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How it is used
- A crack / crevice - a visible gap - 地面的裂缝 (dìmiàn de lièfèng) a crack in the ground; measure word 道 (dào).
- More literal and wider than 裂痕 (lièhén, a fine crack-line); 裂缝 is a gap you can often see through or into.
- 缝 is read fèng here (a seam/gap).