陷

Pitfall in Chinese: 陷 (xiàn)

xiàn

pitfall

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1pitfall
  2. 2trap
  3. 3to get stuck
  4. 4to sink
  5. 5to cave in
  6. 6to frame (false charge)
  7. 7to capture (a city in battle)
  8. 8to fall (to the enemy)
  9. 9defect

Stroke order

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陷

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 陷 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 车轮陷进了泥里。

    chē lún xiàn jìn le ní lǐ。

    The wheel got stuck in the mud.

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Related words

缺陷

quē xiàn

defect

陷入

xiàn rù

to sink into

陷阱

xiàn jǐng

pitfall

馅儿

xiàn r

erhua variant of 馅

献血

xiàn xuè

to donate blood

腺

xiàn

gland

仙鹤

xiān hè

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

仙女

xiān nǚ

fairy

乡亲

xiāng qīn

fellow countryman (from the same village)

乡下

xiāng xia

countryside

相伴

xiāng bàn

to accompany sb

相比之下

xiāng bǐ zhī xià

by comparison

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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