# 凹 (āo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 凹 (āo) means “concave; sunken; dented”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: concave; sunken; dented
- Pinyin: āo (ao1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Other readings: wā — (used in names)

## Examples

- 车门被撞凹了一块。
  Chē mén bèi zhuàng āo le yī kuài.
  The car door got dented in a piece.

https://hanziro.com/word/ao-concave/

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