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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 詞
盆地 word · TOCFL 7 (est.)
盆地 ＝ 盆 ＋ 地
ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ · péndì
noun — a basin (lowland ringed by higher ground)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

盆a basin, a bowl (臉盆)pén
地land, ground (土地)dì
盆地，臉盆的盆，土地的地。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一塊地（地）凹下去，四圍高起，活像個盆（盆）。
A patch of land (地) sunk in the middle, high all around — shaped like a basin (盆).
記憶法
關 · Related
臉盆liǎnpénthe same 盆, a washbasin