陷

xiànㄒㄧㄢˋ

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HSK 7

Meaning

Meanings

1
pitfall
2
trap
3
to get stuck
4
to sink
5
to cave in
6
to frame (false charge)
7
to capture (a city in battle)
8
to fall (to the enemy)

Examples

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這輛車陷在泥裡了。

The car got stuck in the mud.

我在不恰當的時機說錯了話, 不斷的使我自己和我的朋友陷於尷尬的處境。

By saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, I kept getting myself and my friends into awkward situations.

Related: 陷

沦陷

lún xiàn

to fall into enemy hands

缺陷

quē xiàn

defect; flaw

陷入

xiàn rù

to sink into

Stroke practice

Practice writing 陷

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