坑

Pit in Chinese: 坑 (kēng)

kēng

pit

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1pit; depression; hollow
  2. 2tunnel; hole in the ground
  3. 3(archaic) to bury alive
  4. 4to hoodwink; to cheat (sb)

Stroke order

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坑

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄎㄥ

kēng

ㄎ/ kㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 路上有一个大坑。

    lù shang yǒu yí gè dà kēng。

    There is a big pit in the road.

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Related words

空白

kòng bái

blank space

空荡荡

kōng dàng dàng

empty

空地

kòng dì

vacant land

空难

kōng nàn

air crash

空前

kōng qián

unprecedented

空隙

kòng xì

crack

空想

kōng xiǎng

daydream

空虚

kōng xū

hollow

恐慌

kǒng huāng

panic

恐惧

kǒng jù

to be frightened

恐龙

kǒng lóng

dinosaur

恐吓

kǒng hè

to threaten

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