凹凸

凹凸 āotū

(of a surface) uneven; bumpy

HSK 6 aotu

What 凹凸 means

  1. (of a surface) uneven
  2. bumpy

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 凹凸 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

凹凸 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

āo
Concave (indentation - sunken)
Raised (protruding)

How to write 凹凸

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凹凸 in a sentence

这条路很凹凸。
Zhè tiáo lù hěn āotū.
This road is very bumpy.

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Questions about 凹凸

What does 凹凸 mean in English?

凹凸 is pronounced āotū and means (of a surface) uneven, bumpy.

How do you pronounce 凹凸?

凹凸 is āotū in pinyin — written aotu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 凹凸?

凹凸 is written with 2 characters: 凹 (āo) Concave (indentation - sunken), 凸 (tū) Raised (protruding). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 凹凸 an HSK word?

Yes — 凹凸 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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