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Hanzi

陷

pitfall/trap/to get stuck/to sink/to cave in/to frame (false charge)/to capture (a city in battle)/to fall (to the enemy)/defect

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

xiàn

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄢˋ

Jyutping

haam6

Example sentences

缺陷 quēxiàn
這個計畫有嚴重的缺陷。
这个计划有严重的缺陷。

This plan has a serious defect.

陷入 xiànrù
他陷入了深深的沉思。

He fell into deep contemplation.

訴訟 / 诉讼 sùsòng
兩家公司陷入了長期的法律訴訟。
两家公司陷入了长期的法律诉讼。

The two companies were embroiled in a long-term legal lawsuit.

陷阱 xiànjǐng
獵人在森林裡挖了一個陷阱。
猎人在森林里挖了一个陷阱。

The hunter dug a trap in the forest.

狡黠 jiǎoxiá
一隻狡黠的狐狸避開了獵人的陷阱。
一只狡黠的狐狸避开了猎人的陷阱。

A sly fox avoided the hunter's trap.

淪陷 / 沦陷 lúnxiàn
經過數月的圍城，這座城市終於淪陷。
经过数月的围城，这座城市终于沦陷。

After a siege lasting several months, the city finally fell.

陷 xiàn
汽車陷進了泥土裡。
汽车陷进了泥土里。

The car got stuck in the mud.

蹄 tí
雨後，馬的蹄陷進泥地裡，主人趕緊把牠拉出來。
雨后，马的蹄陷进泥地里，主人赶紧把它拉出来。

After the rain, the horse's hoof sank into the mud, and the owner quickly pulled the horse out.

陷害 xiànhài
他因嫉妒而陷害同事，最後反而失去了大家的信任。
他因嫉妒而陷害同事，最后反而失去了大家的信任。

He framed his colleague out of jealousy, but ended up losing everyone's trust.

下陷 xiàxiàn
由於長期抽取地下水，這個地區的地層嚴重下陷。
由于长期抽取地下水，这个地区的地层严重下陷。

Due to long-term groundwater extraction, the ground level in this area has subsided severely.

Example Vocabulary

缺陷

que1'xian4

defect; flaw; imperfection

陷入

xian4'ru4

to fall into; to sink into; to get caught in

陷阱

xian4'jing3

trap; pitfall

淪陷

lun2'xian4

to fall; to be captured or occupied

沖鋒陷陣

身陷

陷

xian4

to sink; to get stuck

陷害

xian4'hai4

to frame someone; to set someone up; to cause someone harm through a scheme

下陷

xia4'xian4

to sink; to cave in; subsidence

凹陷

ao1'xian4

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