断层

斷層
duàncéng
  1. (fig.) gap; rupture (in the transmission of some skill)
  2. (tomography) cross-sectional

classifier: 道

CEDICT

geology

Entry Composition

1 断 duàn
  1. to break
  2. to snap
  3. to cut off
  4. to give up or abstain from sth
  5. to judge
  6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. definitely
  8. decidedly
2 层 céng
  1. to pile on top of one another
  2. layer; stratum
  3. floor (of a building); story
  4. (math.) sheaf
  5. classifier for layers