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坳 ào Definitions: 1. 山间的平地。 ([En.] A flatland in a mountain range; col) Example: 山坳 (mountain flatland) 2. 低洼的地方。 ([En.] A hollow place) Example: 坳中初盖底，垤处遂成堆 (In the hollow, a layer of snow is formed, and in the low place, it becomes a pile.) 3. 同本义。 ([En.] Same as the original meaning; hollow) Example: 杜甫《茅屋为秋风所破歌》：下者飘转沉塘坳 (In the poem by Du Fu, "The Cottage Broken by Autumn Wind," it describes the lower parts swirling into the pond hollow.) 4. 山间的平地。 ([En.] A flatland in a mountain range; col) Example: 下至山坳，瞑色已合 (In Xu Xiake’s travel accounts, it describes reaching the mountain hollow as the dusk was settling.) **Etymology:** - 【本义】: 低凹的地方 (Original meaning: A low-lying place) - 【造字法】: 形声。从土，幼声 (Character formation: Phonetic-compound, combining "earth" with a soft sound).